diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index 631f0015102b..cf7d1acc8e7a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -2266,6 +2266,10 @@ static int iwl_trans_pcie_wait_txq_empty(struct iwl_trans *trans, int txq_idx)
 	unsigned long now = jiffies;
 	u8 wr_ptr;
 
+	/* Make sure the NIC is still alive in the bus */
+	if (trans_pcie->scheduled_for_removal)
+		return -EIO;
+
 	if (!test_bit(txq_idx, trans_pcie->queue_used))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
index debff193016e..d5aba9ebd84a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,10 @@ static int iwl_pcie_set_cmd_in_flight(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&trans_pcie->reg_lock);
 
+	/* Make sure the NIC is still alive in the bus */
+	if (trans_pcie->scheduled_for_removal)
+		return -EIO;
+
 	if (!(cmd->flags & CMD_SEND_IN_IDLE) &&
 	    !trans_pcie->ref_cmd_in_flight) {
 		trans_pcie->ref_cmd_in_flight = true;
@@ -1957,6 +1961,12 @@ static int iwl_pcie_send_hcmd_sync(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 
 int iwl_trans_pcie_send_hcmd(struct iwl_trans *trans, struct iwl_host_cmd *cmd)
 {
+	struct iwl_trans_pcie *trans_pcie = IWL_TRANS_GET_PCIE_TRANS(trans);
+
+	/* Make sure the NIC is still alive in the bus */
+	if (trans_pcie->scheduled_for_removal)
+		return -EIO;
+
 	if (!(cmd->flags & CMD_SEND_IN_RFKILL) &&
 	    test_bit(STATUS_RFKILL_OPMODE, &trans->status)) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_RF_KILL(trans, "Dropping CMD 0x%x: RF KILL\n",