if (ret)
                return ret;
 
+       set_bit(MT76_STATE_REGISTERED, &phy->state);
        phy->dev->phys[phy->band_idx] = phy;
 
        return 0;
 {
        struct mt76_dev *dev = phy->dev;
 
+       if (!test_bit(MT76_STATE_REGISTERED, &phy->state))
+               return;
+
        if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MT76_LEDS))
                mt76_led_cleanup(phy);
        mt76_tx_status_check(dev, true);
                return ret;
 
        WARN_ON(mt76_worker_setup(hw, &dev->tx_worker, NULL, "tx"));
+       set_bit(MT76_STATE_REGISTERED, &phy->state);
        sched_set_fifo_low(dev->tx_worker.task);
 
        return 0;
 {
        struct ieee80211_hw *hw = dev->hw;
 
+       if (!test_bit(MT76_STATE_REGISTERED, &dev->phy.state))
+               return;
+
        if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MT76_LEDS))
                mt76_led_cleanup(&dev->phy);
        mt76_tx_status_check(dev, true);