diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mac.c
index 334c19ab2b22..9e93201e4186 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mac.c
@@ -1292,6 +1292,7 @@ mt7915_mac_restart(struct mt7915_dev *dev)
 	struct mt7915_phy *phy2;
 	struct mt76_phy *ext_phy;
 	struct mt76_dev *mdev = &dev->mt76;
+	bool run_main, run_ext;
 	int i, ret;
 
 	ext_phy = dev->mt76.phys[MT_BAND1];
@@ -1387,13 +1388,17 @@ mt7915_mac_restart(struct mt7915_dev *dev)
 	mt7915_init_txpower(phy2);
 	ret = mt7915_txbf_init(dev);
 
-	if (test_bit(MT76_STATE_RUNNING, &dev->mphy.state)) {
+	run_main = test_and_clear_bit(MT76_STATE_RUNNING, &dev->mphy.state);
+	run_ext = ext_phy &&
+		  test_and_clear_bit(MT76_STATE_RUNNING, &ext_phy->state);
+
+	if (run_main) {
 		ret = mt7915_run(dev->mphy.hw);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (ext_phy && test_bit(MT76_STATE_RUNNING, &ext_phy->state)) {
+	if (run_ext) {
 		ret = mt7915_run(ext_phy->hw);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;