diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index 994f597a7102..864f5fb26040 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -1686,8 +1686,11 @@ static void iwl_mvm_queue_state_change(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode,
 		else
 			set_bit(IWL_MVM_TXQ_STATE_STOP_FULL, &mvmtxq->state);
 
-		if (start && mvmsta->sta_state != IEEE80211_STA_NOTEXIST)
+		if (start && mvmsta->sta_state != IEEE80211_STA_NOTEXIST) {
+			local_bh_disable();
 			iwl_mvm_mac_itxq_xmit(mvm->hw, txq);
+			local_bh_enable();
+		}
 	}
 
 out: