__raw_writel(*s++, d++);
 }
 
-static void wil_disconnect_cid(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int cid)
+static void wil_disconnect_cid(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int cid,
+                              bool from_event)
 {
        uint i;
        struct net_device *ndev = wil_to_ndev(wil);
 
        sta->data_port_open = false;
        if (sta->status != wil_sta_unused) {
-               wmi_disconnect_sta(wil, sta->addr, WLAN_REASON_DEAUTH_LEAVING);
+               if (!from_event)
+                       wmi_disconnect_sta(wil, sta->addr,
+                                          WLAN_REASON_DEAUTH_LEAVING);
+
                switch (wdev->iftype) {
                case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
                case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO:
        memset(&sta->stats, 0, sizeof(sta->stats));
 }
 
-static void _wil6210_disconnect(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const u8 *bssid)
+static void _wil6210_disconnect(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const u8 *bssid,
+                               bool from_event)
 {
        int cid = -ENOENT;
        struct net_device *ndev = wil_to_ndev(wil);
        }
 
        if (cid >= 0) /* disconnect 1 peer */
-               wil_disconnect_cid(wil, cid);
+               wil_disconnect_cid(wil, cid, from_event);
        else /* disconnect all */
                for (cid = 0; cid < WIL6210_MAX_CID; cid++)
-                       wil_disconnect_cid(wil, cid);
+                       wil_disconnect_cid(wil, cid, from_event);
 
        /* link state */
        switch (wdev->iftype) {
                        struct wil6210_priv, disconnect_worker);
 
        mutex_lock(&wil->mutex);
-       _wil6210_disconnect(wil, NULL);
+       _wil6210_disconnect(wil, NULL, false);
        mutex_unlock(&wil->mutex);
 }
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-void wil6210_disconnect(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const u8 *bssid)
+/**
+ * wil6210_disconnect - disconnect one connection
+ * @wil: driver context
+ * @bssid: peer to disconnect, NULL to disconnect all
+ * @from_event: whether is invoked from FW event handler
+ *
+ * Disconnect and release associated resources. If invoked not from the
+ * FW event handler, issue WMI command(s) to trigger MAC disconnect.
+ */
+void wil6210_disconnect(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const u8 *bssid,
+                       bool from_event)
 {
        wil_dbg_misc(wil, "%s()\n", __func__);
 
        del_timer_sync(&wil->connect_timer);
-       _wil6210_disconnect(wil, bssid);
+       _wil6210_disconnect(wil, bssid, from_event);
 }
 
 void wil_priv_deinit(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
        cancel_work_sync(&wil->disconnect_worker);
        cancel_work_sync(&wil->fw_error_worker);
        mutex_lock(&wil->mutex);
-       wil6210_disconnect(wil, NULL);
+       wil6210_disconnect(wil, NULL, false);
        mutex_unlock(&wil->mutex);
        wmi_event_flush(wil);
        destroy_workqueue(wil->wmi_wq_conn);
        WARN_ON(test_bit(wil_status_napi_en, &wil->status));
 
        cancel_work_sync(&wil->disconnect_worker);
-       wil6210_disconnect(wil, NULL);
+       wil6210_disconnect(wil, NULL, false);
 
        wil->status = 0; /* prevent NAPI from being scheduled */