diff --git a/dma.c b/dma.c
index f8c2fe5f2..12183142f 100644
--- a/dma.c
+++ b/dma.c
@@ -1189,6 +1189,7 @@ void mt76_dma_cleanup(struct mt76_dev *dev)
 	mt76_for_each_q_rx(dev, i) {
 		struct mt76_queue *q = &dev->q_rx[i];
 
+		napi_disable(&dev->napi[i]);
 		netif_napi_del(&dev->napi[i]);
 		mt76_dma_rx_cleanup(dev, q);