diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/init.c
index cc2aac86bcfb..38e94187d5ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/init.c
@@ -200,8 +200,7 @@ static int mt7915_thermal_init(struct mt7915_phy *phy)
 	phy->throttle_temp[0] = 110;
 	phy->throttle_temp[1] = 120;
 
-	return mt7915_mcu_set_thermal_throttling(phy,
-						 MT7915_THERMAL_THROTTLE_MAX);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void mt7915_led_set_config(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/main.c
index 89b519cfd14c..060cb88e82e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/main.c
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ static int mt7915_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 		mt7915_mac_enable_nf(dev, 1);
 	}
 
+	ret = mt7915_mcu_set_thermal_throttling(phy,
+						MT7915_THERMAL_THROTTLE_MAX);
+
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
 	ret = mt76_connac_mcu_set_rts_thresh(&dev->mt76, 0x92b,
 					     phy != &dev->phy);
 	if (ret)