diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-prph.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-prph.h
index ff8cc75c189d4..a70c7b9d9bad8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-prph.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-prph.h
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@
 
 #define APMG_PCIDEV_STT_VAL_L1_ACT_DIS		(0x00000800)
 
+#define APMG_RTC_INT_STT_RFKILL		(0x10000000)
+
 /* Device system time */
 #define DEVICE_SYSTEM_TIME_REG 0xA0206C
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index bad95d28d50da..e66c7e378a3ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ static int iwl_pcie_apm_init(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	iwl_set_bits_prph(trans, APMG_PCIDEV_STT_REG,
 			  APMG_PCIDEV_STT_VAL_L1_ACT_DIS);
 
+	/* Clear the interrupt in APMG if the NIC is in RFKILL */
+	iwl_write_prph(trans, APMG_RTC_INT_STT_REG, APMG_RTC_INT_STT_RFKILL);
+
 	set_bit(STATUS_DEVICE_ENABLED, &trans_pcie->status);
 
 out: