diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c
index caaf4d52e2c6..76219486b9c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c
@@ -2200,7 +2200,7 @@ int iwl_mvm_flush_sta_tids(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, u32 sta_id, u16 tids)
 	WARN_ON(!iwl_mvm_has_new_tx_api(mvm));
 
 	if (iwl_fw_lookup_notif_ver(mvm->fw, LONG_GROUP, TXPATH_FLUSH, 0) > 0)
-		cmd.flags |= CMD_WANT_SKB;
+		cmd.flags |= CMD_WANT_SKB | CMD_SEND_IN_RFKILL;
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_TX_QUEUES(mvm, "flush for sta id %d tid mask 0x%x\n",
 			    sta_id, tids);