diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/link.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/link.c
index 14dab617c0bd..fd8a21891d26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/link.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/link.c
@@ -966,6 +966,9 @@ void iwl_mvm_exit_esr(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&mvm->mutex);
 
+	if (!IWL_MVM_AUTO_EML_ENABLE)
+		return;
+
 	/* Nothing to do */
 	if (!mvmvif->esr_active)
 		return;
@@ -1013,6 +1016,9 @@ void iwl_mvm_block_esr(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&mvm->mutex);
 
+	if (!IWL_MVM_AUTO_EML_ENABLE)
+		return;
+
 	/* This should be called only with disable reasons */
 	if (WARN_ON(!(reason & IWL_MVM_BLOCK_ESR_REASONS)))
 		return;
@@ -1099,6 +1105,9 @@ void iwl_mvm_unblock_esr(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&mvm->mutex);
 
+	if (!IWL_MVM_AUTO_EML_ENABLE)
+		return;
+
 	/* This should be called only with disable reasons */
 	if (WARN_ON(!(reason & IWL_MVM_BLOCK_ESR_REASONS)))
 		return;