diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index 318efd814037..1db1dc13e988 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -4121,7 +4121,6 @@ void iwl_mvm_sync_rx_queues_internal(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 				     struct iwl_mvm_internal_rxq_notif *notif,
 				     u32 size)
 {
-	DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_ONSTACK(notif_waitq);
 	u32 qmask = BIT(mvm->trans->num_rx_queues) - 1;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -4143,7 +4142,7 @@ void iwl_mvm_sync_rx_queues_internal(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	}
 
 	if (notif->sync)
-		ret = wait_event_timeout(notif_waitq,
+		ret = wait_event_timeout(mvm->rx_sync_waitq,
 					 atomic_read(&mvm->queue_sync_counter) == 0,
 					 HZ);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!ret);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index d17cbf603f7c..c60703e0c246 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -937,6 +937,7 @@ struct iwl_mvm {
 	/* sync d0i3_tx queue and IWL_MVM_STATUS_IN_D0I3 status flag */
 	spinlock_t d0i3_tx_lock;
 	wait_queue_head_t d0i3_exit_waitq;
+	wait_queue_head_t rx_sync_waitq;
 
 	/* BT-Coex */
 	struct iwl_bt_coex_profile_notif last_bt_notif;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index 05fe6dd1a2c8..4d35deb628bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -619,6 +619,7 @@ iwl_op_mode_mvm_start(struct iwl_trans *trans, const struct iwl_cfg *cfg,
 	spin_lock_init(&mvm->refs_lock);
 	skb_queue_head_init(&mvm->d0i3_tx);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&mvm->d0i3_exit_waitq);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&mvm->rx_sync_waitq);
 
 	atomic_set(&mvm->queue_sync_counter, 0);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c
index a57c6ef5bc14..6c802cee900c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rxmq.c
@@ -547,7 +547,8 @@ void iwl_mvm_rx_queue_notif(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct iwl_rx_cmd_buffer *rxb,
 				  "Received expired RX queue sync message\n");
 			return;
 		}
-		atomic_dec(&mvm->queue_sync_counter);
+		if (!atomic_dec_return(&mvm->queue_sync_counter))
+			wake_up(&mvm->rx_sync_waitq);
 	}
 
 	switch (internal_notif->type) {