diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c
index 6de13d641438..82fce4b1d581 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ int mt76_register_phy(struct mt76_phy *phy, bool vht,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	set_bit(MT76_STATE_REGISTERED, &phy->state);
 	phy->dev->phys[phy->band_idx] = phy;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -532,6 +533,9 @@ void mt76_unregister_phy(struct mt76_phy *phy)
 {
 	struct mt76_dev *dev = phy->dev;
 
+	if (!test_bit(MT76_STATE_REGISTERED, &phy->state))
+		return;
+
 	mt76_tx_status_check(dev, true);
 	ieee80211_unregister_hw(phy->hw);
 	dev->phys[phy->band_idx] = NULL;
@@ -654,6 +658,7 @@ int mt76_register_device(struct mt76_dev *dev, bool vht,
 		return ret;
 
 	WARN_ON(mt76_worker_setup(hw, &dev->tx_worker, NULL, "tx"));
+	set_bit(MT76_STATE_REGISTERED, &phy->state);
 	sched_set_fifo_low(dev->tx_worker.task);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -664,6 +669,9 @@ void mt76_unregister_device(struct mt76_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = dev->hw;
 
+	if (!test_bit(MT76_STATE_REGISTERED, &dev->phy.state))
+		return;
+
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MT76_LEDS))
 		mt76_led_cleanup(dev);
 	mt76_tx_status_check(dev, true);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h
index 60c9f9c56a4f..5b03e3b33d54 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ struct mt76_tx_cb {
 
 enum {
 	MT76_STATE_INITIALIZED,
+	MT76_STATE_REGISTERED,
 	MT76_STATE_RUNNING,
 	MT76_STATE_MCU_RUNNING,
 	MT76_SCANNING,