diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/ahb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/ahb.c
index f2fc04596d48..eedba3766ba2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/ahb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/ahb.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2018-2019 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2022-2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2025 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
@@ -1290,6 +1290,7 @@ static void ath11k_ahb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ath11k_core_deinit(ab);
 
 qmi_fail:
+	ath11k_fw_destroy(ab);
 	ath11k_ahb_free_resources(ab);
 }
 
@@ -1309,6 +1310,7 @@ static void ath11k_ahb_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ath11k_core_deinit(ab);
 
 free_resources:
+	ath11k_fw_destroy(ab);
 	ath11k_ahb_free_resources(ab);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
index c576bbba52bf..85077247b025 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2018-2019 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2025 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
@@ -2346,7 +2346,6 @@ void ath11k_core_deinit(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 	ath11k_hif_power_down(ab);
 	ath11k_mac_destroy(ab);
 	ath11k_core_soc_destroy(ab);
-	ath11k_fw_destroy(ab);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath11k_core_deinit);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/fw.c
index 4e36292a79db..cbbd8e57119f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/fw.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022-2023, Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2025 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include "core.h"
@@ -166,3 +166,4 @@ void ath11k_fw_destroy(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 {
 	release_firmware(ab->fw.fw);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath11k_fw_destroy);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c
index eaac9eabcc70..4d96f838b5ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2019-2020 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2025 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
@@ -986,6 +986,7 @@ static void ath11k_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	ath11k_core_deinit(ab);
 
 qmi_fail:
+	ath11k_fw_destroy(ab);
 	ath11k_mhi_unregister(ab_pci);
 
 	ath11k_pcic_free_irq(ab);