diff --git a/dma.c b/dma.c
index afba7956..659188ed 100644
--- a/dma.c
+++ b/dma.c
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ void mt76_dma_cleanup(struct mt76_dev *dev)
 	int i;
 
 	mt76_worker_disable(&dev->tx_worker);
+	napi_disable(&dev->tx_napi);
 	netif_napi_del(&dev->tx_napi);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(dev->phys); i++) {