diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index 9a666cc259f4af..20422e6400590d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -1148,6 +1148,8 @@ static int iwl_mvm_mac_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	ret = __iwl_mvm_mac_start(mvm);
 	mutex_unlock(&mvm->mutex);
 
+	iwl_mvm_mei_set_sw_rfkill_state(mvm);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1265,6 +1267,8 @@ static void iwl_mvm_mac_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	 */
 	flush_work(&mvm->roc_done_wk);
 
+	iwl_mvm_mei_set_sw_rfkill_state(mvm);
+
 	mutex_lock(&mvm->mutex);
 	__iwl_mvm_mac_stop(mvm);
 	mutex_unlock(&mvm->mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index 34b4a280a29340..64ff2395800c32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -2218,10 +2218,14 @@ static inline void iwl_mvm_mei_device_down(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 		iwl_mei_device_down();
 }
 
-static inline void iwl_mvm_mei_set_sw_rfkill_state(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, bool sw_rfkill)
+static inline void iwl_mvm_mei_set_sw_rfkill_state(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 {
+	bool sw_rfkill =
+		mvm->hw_registered ? rfkill_blocked(mvm->hw->wiphy->rfkill) : false;
+
 	if (mvm->mei_registered)
-		iwl_mei_set_rfkill_state(iwl_mvm_is_radio_killed(mvm), sw_rfkill);
+		iwl_mei_set_rfkill_state(iwl_mvm_is_radio_killed(mvm),
+					 sw_rfkill);
 }
 
 void iwl_mvm_send_roaming_forbidden_event(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index 82fea029d4d0cb..3ab0217abeea22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -756,6 +756,9 @@ static int iwl_mvm_start_post_nvm(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 	wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state_reason(mvm->hw->wiphy,
 					 mvm->mei_rfkill_blocked,
 					 RFKILL_HARD_BLOCK_NOT_OWNER);
+
+	iwl_mvm_mei_set_sw_rfkill_state(mvm);
+
 	return 0;
 }