diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h
index 41365ffb7e5ea..b1a886898c5a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.h
@@ -3023,7 +3023,7 @@ enum rtw89_fw_feature {
 	RTW89_FW_FEATURE_SCAN_OFFLOAD,
 	RTW89_FW_FEATURE_TX_WAKE,
 	RTW89_FW_FEATURE_CRASH_TRIGGER,
-	RTW89_FW_FEATURE_PACKET_DROP,
+	RTW89_FW_FEATURE_NO_PACKET_DROP,
 	RTW89_FW_FEATURE_NO_DEEP_PS,
 	RTW89_FW_FEATURE_NO_LPS_PG,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/fw.c
index dceb033acbc89..1a4ff24078fb9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/fw.c
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ static bool __fw_feat_cond_ ## __cond(u32 suit_ver_code, u32 comp_ver_code) \
 
 __DEF_FW_FEAT_COND(ge, >=); /* greater or equal */
 __DEF_FW_FEAT_COND(le, <=); /* less or equal */
+__DEF_FW_FEAT_COND(lt, <); /* less than */
 
 struct __fw_feat_cfg {
 	enum rtw89_core_chip_id chip_id;
@@ -256,12 +257,11 @@ static const struct __fw_feat_cfg fw_feat_tbl[] = {
 	__CFG_FW_FEAT(RTL8852A, ge, 0, 13, 35, 0, SCAN_OFFLOAD),
 	__CFG_FW_FEAT(RTL8852A, ge, 0, 13, 35, 0, TX_WAKE),
 	__CFG_FW_FEAT(RTL8852A, ge, 0, 13, 36, 0, CRASH_TRIGGER),
-	__CFG_FW_FEAT(RTL8852A, ge, 0, 13, 38, 0, PACKET_DROP),
+	__CFG_FW_FEAT(RTL8852A, lt, 0, 13, 38, 0, NO_PACKET_DROP),
 	__CFG_FW_FEAT(RTL8852B, ge, 0, 29, 26, 0, NO_LPS_PG),
 	__CFG_FW_FEAT(RTL8852B, ge, 0, 29, 26, 0, TX_WAKE),
 	__CFG_FW_FEAT(RTL8852B, ge, 0, 29, 29, 0, CRASH_TRIGGER),
 	__CFG_FW_FEAT(RTL8852B, ge, 0, 29, 29, 0, SCAN_OFFLOAD),
-	__CFG_FW_FEAT(RTL8852C, ge, 0, 27, 20, 0, PACKET_DROP),
 	__CFG_FW_FEAT(RTL8852C, le, 0, 27, 33, 0, NO_DEEP_PS),
 	__CFG_FW_FEAT(RTL8852C, ge, 0, 27, 34, 0, TX_WAKE),
 	__CFG_FW_FEAT(RTL8852C, ge, 0, 27, 36, 0, SCAN_OFFLOAD),
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac.c
index 2e2a2b6eab09d..3d1e4ffef1b16 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac.c
@@ -5426,7 +5426,7 @@ int rtw89_mac_ptk_drop_by_band_and_wait(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
 	for (i = 0; i < try_cnt; i++) {
 		ret = read_poll_timeout(mac_is_txq_empty, empty, empty, 50,
 					50000, false, rtwdev);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret && !RTW89_CHK_FW_FEATURE(NO_PACKET_DROP, &rtwdev->fw))
 			rtw89_fw_h2c_pkt_drop(rtwdev, &params);
 		else
 			return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac80211.c
index d43281f7335b1..367a7bf319dae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/mac80211.c
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ static void rtw89_ops_flush(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	rtw89_leave_lps(rtwdev);
 	rtw89_hci_flush_queues(rtwdev, queues, drop);
 
-	if (drop && RTW89_CHK_FW_FEATURE(PACKET_DROP, &rtwdev->fw))
+	if (drop && !RTW89_CHK_FW_FEATURE(NO_PACKET_DROP, &rtwdev->fw))
 		__rtw89_drop_packets(rtwdev, vif);
 	else
 		rtw89_mac_flush_txq(rtwdev, queues, drop);