diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/drv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/drv.c
index 618894ecfd22..ba8a81cb0e2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/drv.c
@@ -784,13 +784,14 @@ static int iwl_pci_resume(struct device *device)
 
 	/*
 	 * Enable rfkill interrupt (in order to keep track of
-	 * the rfkill status)
+	 * the rfkill status). Must be locked to avoid processing
+	 * a possible rfkill interrupt between reading the state
+	 * and calling iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill() with it.
 	 */
+	mutex_lock(&trans_pcie->mutex);
 	iwl_enable_rfkill_int(trans);
 
 	hw_rfkill = iwl_is_rfkill_set(trans);
-
-	mutex_lock(&trans_pcie->mutex);
 	iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(trans, hw_rfkill);
 	mutex_unlock(&trans_pcie->mutex);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
index cac6d99012b3..cf5bda06042c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
@@ -670,6 +670,8 @@ static inline u8 get_cmd_index(struct iwl_txq *q, u32 index)
 
 static inline bool iwl_is_rfkill_set(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 {
+	lockdep_assert_held(&IWL_TRANS_GET_PCIE_TRANS(trans)->mutex);
+
 	return !(iwl_read32(trans, CSR_GP_CNTRL) &
 		CSR_GP_CNTRL_REG_FLAG_HW_RF_KILL_SW);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
index 6fe5546dc773..e1bf6da20909 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
@@ -1607,13 +1607,13 @@ irqreturn_t iwl_pcie_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	if (inta & CSR_INT_BIT_RF_KILL) {
 		bool hw_rfkill;
 
+		mutex_lock(&trans_pcie->mutex);
 		hw_rfkill = iwl_is_rfkill_set(trans);
 		IWL_WARN(trans, "RF_KILL bit toggled to %s.\n",
 			 hw_rfkill ? "disable radio" : "enable radio");
 
 		isr_stats->rfkill++;
 
-		mutex_lock(&trans_pcie->mutex);
 		iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(trans, hw_rfkill);
 		mutex_unlock(&trans_pcie->mutex);
 		if (hw_rfkill) {
@@ -1952,13 +1952,13 @@ irqreturn_t iwl_pcie_irq_msix_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	if (inta_hw & MSIX_HW_INT_CAUSES_REG_RF_KILL) {
 		bool hw_rfkill;
 
+		mutex_lock(&trans_pcie->mutex);
 		hw_rfkill = iwl_is_rfkill_set(trans);
 		IWL_WARN(trans, "RF_KILL bit toggled to %s.\n",
 			 hw_rfkill ? "disable radio" : "enable radio");
 
 		isr_stats->rfkill++;
 
-		mutex_lock(&trans_pcie->mutex);
 		iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(trans, hw_rfkill);
 		mutex_unlock(&trans_pcie->mutex);
 		if (hw_rfkill) {