diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/interrupt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/interrupt.c
index 0655cd884514..d161dc930313 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/interrupt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/interrupt.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2012-2017 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
- * Copyright (c) 2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2019, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -590,10 +590,14 @@ static irqreturn_t wil6210_irq_misc(int irq, void *cookie)
 	}
 
 	if (isr & BIT_DMA_EP_MISC_ICR_HALP) {
-		wil_dbg_irq(wil, "irq_misc: HALP IRQ invoked\n");
-		wil6210_mask_halp(wil);
 		isr &= ~BIT_DMA_EP_MISC_ICR_HALP;
-		complete(&wil->halp.comp);
+		if (wil->halp.handle_icr) {
+			/* no need to handle HALP ICRs until next vote */
+			wil->halp.handle_icr = false;
+			wil_dbg_irq(wil, "irq_misc: HALP IRQ invoked\n");
+			wil6210_mask_halp(wil);
+			complete(&wil->halp.comp);
+		}
 	}
 
 	wil->isr_misc = isr;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
index 10673fa9388e..28d2bfd0fde7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
@@ -1814,11 +1814,14 @@ void wil_halp_vote(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 
 	if (++wil->halp.ref_cnt == 1) {
 		reinit_completion(&wil->halp.comp);
+		/* mark to IRQ context to handle HALP ICR */
+		wil->halp.handle_icr = true;
 		wil6210_set_halp(wil);
 		rc = wait_for_completion_timeout(&wil->halp.comp, to_jiffies);
 		if (!rc) {
 			wil_err(wil, "HALP vote timed out\n");
 			/* Mask HALP as done in case the interrupt is raised */
+			wil->halp.handle_icr = false;
 			wil6210_mask_halp(wil);
 		} else {
 			wil_dbg_irq(wil,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
index 75fe1a3b7046..6a05f59ee58e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@ struct wil_halp {
 	struct mutex		lock; /* protect halp ref_cnt */
 	unsigned int		ref_cnt;
 	struct completion	comp;
+	u8			handle_icr;
 };
 
 struct wil_blob_wrapper {