diff --git a/mt76_connac_mcu.c b/mt76_connac_mcu.c
index ff884697..be0ec1ea 100644
--- a/mt76_connac_mcu.c
+++ b/mt76_connac_mcu.c
@@ -1232,6 +1232,9 @@ int mt76_connac_mcu_uni_add_dev(struct mt76_phy *phy,
 	len = enable ? sizeof(dev_req) : sizeof(basic_req);
 
 	err = mt76_mcu_send_msg(dev, cmd, data, len, true);
+	if (err && cmd == MCU_UNI_CMD(BSS_INFO_UPDATE))
+		err = mt76_connac_mcu_bss_deact_err(dev, err, enable);
+
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
@@ -1239,7 +1242,11 @@ int mt76_connac_mcu_uni_add_dev(struct mt76_phy *phy,
 	data = enable ? (void *)&basic_req : (void *)&dev_req;
 	len = enable ? sizeof(basic_req) : sizeof(dev_req);
 
-	return mt76_mcu_send_msg(dev, cmd, data, len, true);
+	err = mt76_mcu_send_msg(dev, cmd, data, len, true);
+	if (err && cmd == MCU_UNI_CMD(BSS_INFO_UPDATE))
+		err = mt76_connac_mcu_bss_deact_err(dev, err, enable);
+
+	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt76_connac_mcu_uni_add_dev);
 
diff --git a/mt76_connac_mcu.h b/mt76_connac_mcu.h
index 2223de38..69776bb4 100644
--- a/mt76_connac_mcu.h
+++ b/mt76_connac_mcu.h
@@ -1907,6 +1907,29 @@ mt76_connac_mcu_get_wlan_idx(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct mt76_wcid *wcid,
 	}
 }
 
+#define MT76_CONNAC_MCU_STATUS_WLAN_FAILURE	0xc0000001
+
+static inline int
+mt76_connac_mcu_bss_deact_err(struct mt76_dev *mdev, int err, bool enable)
+{
+	if (err != (int)MT76_CONNAC_MCU_STATUS_WLAN_FAILURE)
+		return err;
+
+	/* Ignore wlan_failure state false alarm when deactivating an
+	 * inactive network. It does not harm the firmware state.
+	 */
+	if (!enable) {
+		dev_dbg(mdev->dev,
+			"ignore wlan_failure when bss is deactivated\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	dev_warn(mdev->dev,
+		 "wlan_failure when bss is activated\n");
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 struct sk_buff *
 __mt76_connac_mcu_alloc_sta_req(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct mt76_vif_link *mvif,
 				struct mt76_wcid *wcid, int len);
diff --git a/mt7925/mcu.c b/mt7925/mcu.c
index a59b46da..a56b1556 100644
--- a/mt7925/mcu.c
+++ b/mt7925/mcu.c
@@ -2837,6 +2837,7 @@ int mt7925_mcu_add_bss_info_sta(struct mt792x_phy *phy,
 	struct mt792x_bss_conf *mconf = mt792x_link_conf_to_mconf(link_conf);
 	struct mt792x_dev *dev = phy->dev;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	int err;
 
 	skb = __mt7925_mcu_alloc_bss_req(&dev->mt76, &mconf->mt76,
 					 MT7925_BSS_UPDATE_MAX_SIZE);
@@ -2862,8 +2863,9 @@ int mt7925_mcu_add_bss_info_sta(struct mt792x_phy *phy,
 		mt7925_mcu_bss_mbssid_tlv(skb, link_conf, enable);
 	}
 
-	return mt76_mcu_skb_send_msg(&dev->mt76, skb,
-				     MCU_UNI_CMD(BSS_INFO_UPDATE), true);
+	err = mt76_mcu_skb_send_msg(&dev->mt76, skb,
+				    MCU_UNI_CMD(BSS_INFO_UPDATE), true);
+	return mt76_connac_mcu_bss_deact_err(&dev->mt76, err, enable);
 }
 
 int mt7925_mcu_add_bss_info(struct mt792x_phy *phy,