diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c
index 903758751c99..8a3ff12057e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ void ath11k_pci_write32(struct ath11k_base *ab, u32 offset, u32 value)
 {
 	struct ath11k_pci *ab_pci = ath11k_pci_priv(ab);
 	u32 window_start;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* for offset beyond BAR + 4K - 32, may
 	 * need to wakeup MHI to access.
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ void ath11k_pci_write32(struct ath11k_base *ab, u32 offset, u32 value)
 	if (ab->hw_params.wakeup_mhi &&
 	    test_bit(ATH11K_PCI_FLAG_INIT_DONE, &ab_pci->flags) &&
 	    offset >= ACCESS_ALWAYS_OFF)
-		mhi_device_get_sync(ab_pci->mhi_ctrl->mhi_dev);
+		ret = mhi_device_get_sync(ab_pci->mhi_ctrl->mhi_dev);
 
 	if (offset < WINDOW_START) {
 		iowrite32(value, ab->mem  + offset);
@@ -222,7 +223,8 @@ void ath11k_pci_write32(struct ath11k_base *ab, u32 offset, u32 value)
 
 	if (ab->hw_params.wakeup_mhi &&
 	    test_bit(ATH11K_PCI_FLAG_INIT_DONE, &ab_pci->flags) &&
-	    offset >= ACCESS_ALWAYS_OFF)
+	    offset >= ACCESS_ALWAYS_OFF &&
+	    !ret)
 		mhi_device_put(ab_pci->mhi_ctrl->mhi_dev);
 }
 
@@ -230,6 +232,7 @@ u32 ath11k_pci_read32(struct ath11k_base *ab, u32 offset)
 {
 	struct ath11k_pci *ab_pci = ath11k_pci_priv(ab);
 	u32 val, window_start;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* for offset beyond BAR + 4K - 32, may
 	 * need to wakeup MHI to access.
@@ -237,7 +240,7 @@ u32 ath11k_pci_read32(struct ath11k_base *ab, u32 offset)
 	if (ab->hw_params.wakeup_mhi &&
 	    test_bit(ATH11K_PCI_FLAG_INIT_DONE, &ab_pci->flags) &&
 	    offset >= ACCESS_ALWAYS_OFF)
-		mhi_device_get_sync(ab_pci->mhi_ctrl->mhi_dev);
+		ret = mhi_device_get_sync(ab_pci->mhi_ctrl->mhi_dev);
 
 	if (offset < WINDOW_START) {
 		val = ioread32(ab->mem + offset);
@@ -261,7 +264,8 @@ u32 ath11k_pci_read32(struct ath11k_base *ab, u32 offset)
 
 	if (ab->hw_params.wakeup_mhi &&
 	    test_bit(ATH11K_PCI_FLAG_INIT_DONE, &ab_pci->flags) &&
-	    offset >= ACCESS_ALWAYS_OFF)
+	    offset >= ACCESS_ALWAYS_OFF &&
+	    !ret)
 		mhi_device_put(ab_pci->mhi_ctrl->mhi_dev);
 
 	return val;