if (!bt_cmd)
                return -ENOMEM;
        cmd.data[0] = bt_cmd;
+       bt_cmd->flags = cpu_to_le32(BT_COEX_NW);
 
        bt_cmd->kill_ack_msk = cpu_to_le32(iwl_bt_ack_kill_msk[bt_kill_msk]);
        bt_cmd->kill_cts_msk = cpu_to_le32(iwl_bt_cts_kill_msk[bt_kill_msk]);
-       bt_cmd->valid_bit_msk =
-               cpu_to_le32(BT_VALID_KILL_ACK | BT_VALID_KILL_CTS);
+       bt_cmd->valid_bit_msk |= cpu_to_le32(BT_VALID_ENABLE |
+                                            BT_VALID_KILL_ACK |
+                                            BT_VALID_KILL_CTS);
 
        IWL_DEBUG_COEX(mvm, "ACK Kill msk = 0x%08x, CTS Kill msk = 0x%08x\n",
                       iwl_bt_ack_kill_msk[bt_kill_msk],
        if (!bt_cmd)
                return -ENOMEM;
        cmd.data[0] = bt_cmd;
+       bt_cmd->flags = cpu_to_le32(BT_COEX_NW);
 
-       bt_cmd->valid_bit_msk = cpu_to_le32(BT_VALID_REDUCED_TX_POWER),
+       bt_cmd->valid_bit_msk =
+               cpu_to_le32(BT_VALID_ENABLE | BT_VALID_REDUCED_TX_POWER);
        bt_cmd->bt_reduced_tx_power = sta_id;
 
        if (enable)
 
  * @BT_USE_DEFAULTS:
  * @BT_SYNC_2_BT_DISABLE:
  * @BT_COEX_CORUNNING_TBL_EN:
+ *
+ * The COEX_MODE must be set for each command. Even if it is not changed.
  */
 enum iwl_bt_coex_flags {
        BT_CH_PRIMARY_EN                = BIT(0),
 
 /*
  * indicates what has changed in the BT_COEX command.
+ * BT_VALID_ENABLE must be set for each command. Commands without this bit will
+ * discarded by the firmware
  */
 enum iwl_bt_coex_valid_bit_msk {
        BT_VALID_ENABLE                 = BIT(0),