diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
index 4ed608ba3c304..e86dcc6ddbb86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
@@ -1770,6 +1770,8 @@ static int ath12k_core_panic_handler(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	struct ath12k_base *ab = container_of(nb, struct ath12k_base,
 					      panic_nb);
 
+	set_bit(ATH12K_FLAG_PANIC_PROCESSING, &ab->dev_flags);
+
 	return ath12k_hif_panic_handler(ab);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h
index 990934ec92fca..490c8a20028fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ enum ath12k_dev_flags {
 	ATH12K_FLAG_QMI_FW_READY_COMPLETE,
 	ATH12K_FLAG_FTM_SEGMENTED,
 	ATH12K_FLAG_FIXED_MEM_REGION,
+	ATH12K_FLAG_PANIC_PROCESSING,
 };
 
 struct ath12k_tx_conf {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.c
index 375277ca2b892..9efc9396c90b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.c
@@ -1157,7 +1157,8 @@ u32 ath12k_pci_read32(struct ath12k_base *ab, u32 offset)
 	 * need to wakeup MHI to access.
 	 */
 	if (test_bit(ATH12K_PCI_FLAG_INIT_DONE, &ab_pci->flags) &&
-	    offset >= ACCESS_ALWAYS_OFF && ab_pci->pci_ops->wakeup)
+	    offset >= ACCESS_ALWAYS_OFF && ab_pci->pci_ops->wakeup &&
+	    !test_bit(ATH12K_FLAG_PANIC_PROCESSING, &ab->dev_flags))
 		ret = ab_pci->pci_ops->wakeup(ab);
 
 	if (offset < WINDOW_START) {
@@ -1205,7 +1206,8 @@ void ath12k_pci_write32(struct ath12k_base *ab, u32 offset, u32 value)
 	 * need to wakeup MHI to access.
 	 */
 	if (test_bit(ATH12K_PCI_FLAG_INIT_DONE, &ab_pci->flags) &&
-	    offset >= ACCESS_ALWAYS_OFF && ab_pci->pci_ops->wakeup)
+	    offset >= ACCESS_ALWAYS_OFF && ab_pci->pci_ops->wakeup &&
+	    !test_bit(ATH12K_FLAG_PANIC_PROCESSING, &ab->dev_flags))
 		ret = ab_pci->pci_ops->wakeup(ab);
 
 	if (offset < WINDOW_START) {