diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
index 3df8059d5512..1b07a183aaed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ err_hal_srng_deinit:
 
 void ath12k_core_halt(struct ath12k *ar)
 {
+	struct list_head *pos, *n;
 	struct ath12k_base *ab = ar->ab;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ar->conf_mutex);
@@ -671,7 +672,12 @@ void ath12k_core_halt(struct ath12k *ar)
 
 	rcu_assign_pointer(ab->pdevs_active[ar->pdev_idx], NULL);
 	synchronize_rcu();
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ar->arvifs);
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&ar->data_lock);
+	list_for_each_safe(pos, n, &ar->arvifs)
+		list_del_init(pos);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&ar->data_lock);
+
 	idr_init(&ar->txmgmt_idr);
 }