diff --git a/mt7996/mac.c b/mt7996/mac.c
index 1ce2d08a..7249e2c2 100644
--- a/mt7996/mac.c
+++ b/mt7996/mac.c
@@ -2632,11 +2632,11 @@ void mt7996_mac_reset_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	local_bh_enable();
 
 	ieee80211_wake_queues(hw);
+	mt7996_update_beacons(dev);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mt76.mutex);
 
 	mt7996_npu_hw_init(dev);
-	mt7996_update_beacons(dev);
 
 	mt7996_for_each_phy(dev, phy)
 		ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(hw, &phy->mt76->mac_work,