diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/dma.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/dma.c
index 214fc95b8a33f..145e839fea4e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/dma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/dma.c
@@ -72,9 +72,11 @@ mt76_free_pending_txwi(struct mt76_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mt76_txwi_cache *t;
 
+	local_bh_disable();
 	while ((t = __mt76_get_txwi(dev)) != NULL)
 		dma_unmap_single(dev->dev, t->dma_addr, dev->drv->txwi_size,
 				 DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+	local_bh_enable();
 }
 
 static int