diff --git a/mt7925/pci.c b/mt7925/pci.c
index 7661098a..3d125dd5 100644
--- a/mt7925/pci.c
+++ b/mt7925/pci.c
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ static void mt7925_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct mt792x_dev *dev = container_of(mdev, struct mt792x_dev, mt76);
 
 	mt7925e_unregister_device(dev);
+	set_bit(MT76_REMOVED, &mdev->phy.state);
 	devm_free_irq(&pdev->dev, pdev->irq, dev);
 	mt76_free_device(&dev->mt76);
 	pci_free_irq_vectors(pdev);