diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mld.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mld.c
index 0ef7c24831d8..78c78cf891cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mld.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mld.c
@@ -676,6 +676,15 @@ iwl_mld_nic_error(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode,
 	if (type != IWL_ERR_TYPE_RESET_HS_TIMEOUT &&
 	    mld->fw_status.running)
 		mld->fw_status.in_hw_restart = true;
+
+	/* FW is dead. We don't want to process its notifications.
+	 * Right, we cancel them also in iwl_mld_stop_fw, but
+	 * iwl_mld_async_handlers_wk might be executed before
+	 * ieee80211_restart_work.
+	 * In addition, in case of an error during recovery,
+	 * iwl_mld_stop_fw might be too late.
+	 */
+	iwl_mld_cancel_async_notifications(mld);
 }
 
 static void iwl_mld_dump_error(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode,