diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/dma.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/dma.c
index 7991705e9d13..082eec4208c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/dma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/dma.c
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@ void mt76_dma_cleanup(struct mt76_dev *dev)
 	int i;
 
 	mt76_worker_disable(&dev->tx_worker);
+	napi_disable(&dev->tx_napi);
 	netif_napi_del(&dev->tx_napi);
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(dev->q_tx); i++)
 		mt76_dma_tx_cleanup(dev, i, true);