diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index 48cb25a93591a..27fb0a1ef274b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ iwl_op_mode_mvm_start(struct iwl_trans *trans, const struct iwl_cfg *cfg,
 	}
 	mvm->sf_state = SF_UNINIT;
 	mvm->low_latency_agg_frame_limit = 6;
+	mvm->cur_ucode = IWL_UCODE_INIT;
 
 	mutex_init(&mvm->mutex);
 	mutex_init(&mvm->d0i3_suspend_mutex);