diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie-int.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie-int.h
index 4f73a6d06509..93d89a375a1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie-int.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie-int.h
@@ -376,6 +376,12 @@ static inline void iwl_enable_interrupts(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	iwl_write32(trans, CSR_INT_MASK, trans_pcie->inta_mask);
 }
 
+static inline void iwl_enable_rfkill_int(struct iwl_trans *trans)
+{
+	IWL_DEBUG_ISR(trans, "Enabling rfkill interrupt\n");
+	iwl_write32(trans, CSR_INT_MASK, CSR_INT_BIT_RF_KILL);
+}
+
 /*
  * we have 8 bits used like this:
  *
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie-rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie-rx.c
index 787229b352f6..2d6ea42b0d8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie-rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie-rx.c
@@ -1134,10 +1134,8 @@ void iwl_irq_tasklet(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	if (test_bit(STATUS_INT_ENABLED, &trans->shrd->status))
 		iwl_enable_interrupts(trans);
 	/* Re-enable RF_KILL if it occurred */
-	else if (handled & CSR_INT_BIT_RF_KILL) {
-		IWL_DEBUG_ISR(trans, "Enabling rfkill interrupt\n");
-		iwl_write32(trans, CSR_INT_MASK, CSR_INT_BIT_RF_KILL);
-	}
+	else if (handled & CSR_INT_BIT_RF_KILL)
+		iwl_enable_rfkill_int(trans);
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie.c
index aced6f8ae1e9..88e1c427f8f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie.c
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ static int iwl_trans_pcie_start_fw(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 	iwl_op_mode_hw_rf_kill(trans->op_mode, hw_rfkill);
 
 	if (hw_rfkill) {
-		iwl_enable_interrupts(trans);
+		iwl_enable_rfkill_int(trans);
 		return -ERFKILL;
 	}
 
@@ -1553,8 +1553,7 @@ static void iwl_trans_pcie_stop_hw(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	iwl_write32(trans, CSR_INT, 0xFFFFFFFF);
 
 	/* Even if we stop the HW, we still want the RF kill interrupt */
-	IWL_DEBUG_ISR(trans, "Enabling rfkill interrupt\n");
-	iwl_write32(trans, CSR_INT_MASK, CSR_INT_BIT_RF_KILL);
+	iwl_enable_rfkill_int(trans);
 }
 
 static int iwl_trans_pcie_reclaim(struct iwl_trans *trans, int sta_id, int tid,
@@ -1647,10 +1646,14 @@ static int iwl_trans_pcie_resume(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 {
 	bool hw_rfkill;
 
-	iwl_enable_interrupts(trans);
-
 	hw_rfkill = !(iwl_read32(trans, CSR_GP_CNTRL) &
 				CSR_GP_CNTRL_REG_FLAG_HW_RF_KILL_SW);
+
+	if (hw_rfkill)
+		iwl_enable_rfkill_int(trans);
+	else
+		iwl_enable_interrupts(trans);
+
 	iwl_op_mode_hw_rf_kill(trans->op_mode, hw_rfkill);
 
 	return 0;