diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
index 86174859843d3..c17981c6863fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
@@ -5848,6 +5848,17 @@ static int ath11k_reg_chan_list_event(struct ath11k_base *ab, struct sk_buff *sk
 
 	pdev_idx = reg_info->phy_id;
 
+	/* Avoid default reg rule updates sent during FW recovery if
+	 * it is already available
+	 */
+	spin_lock(&ab->base_lock);
+	if (test_bit(ATH11K_FLAG_RECOVERY, &ab->dev_flags) &&
+	    ab->default_regd[pdev_idx]) {
+		spin_unlock(&ab->base_lock);
+		goto mem_free;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&ab->base_lock);
+
 	if (pdev_idx >= ab->num_radios) {
 		/* Process the event for phy0 only if single_pdev_only
 		 * is true. If pdev_idx is valid but not 0, discard the