diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/ps.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/ps.c
index 31290d8cb7f7c0..92074b73ebebdc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/ps.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/ps.c
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ static void rtw89_ps_power_mode_change_with_hci(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
 
 static void rtw89_ps_power_mode_change(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, bool enter)
 {
-	if (rtwdev->chip->low_power_hci_modes & BIT(rtwdev->ps_mode))
+	if (rtwdev->chip->low_power_hci_modes & BIT(rtwdev->ps_mode) &&
+	    !test_bit(RTW89_FLAG_WOWLAN, rtwdev->flags))
 		rtw89_ps_power_mode_change_with_hci(rtwdev, enter);
 	else
 		rtw89_mac_power_mode_change(rtwdev, enter);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/wow.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/wow.c
index f7e96fcbbaba96..ea555f29442d66 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/wow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/wow.c
@@ -458,14 +458,17 @@ static int rtw89_wow_swap_fw(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, bool wow)
 	struct rtw89_wow_param *rtw_wow = &rtwdev->wow;
 	struct ieee80211_vif *wow_vif = rtw_wow->wow_vif;
 	struct rtw89_vif *rtwvif = (struct rtw89_vif *)wow_vif->drv_priv;
+	enum rtw89_core_chip_id chip_id = rtwdev->chip->chip_id;
 	const struct rtw89_chip_info *chip = rtwdev->chip;
 	bool include_bb = !!chip->bbmcu_nr;
+	bool disable_intr_for_dlfw = false;
 	struct ieee80211_sta *wow_sta;
 	struct rtw89_sta *rtwsta = NULL;
 	bool is_conn = true;
 	int ret;
 
-	rtw89_hci_disable_intr(rtwdev);
+	if (chip_id == RTL8852C || chip_id == RTL8922A)
+		disable_intr_for_dlfw = true;
 
 	wow_sta = ieee80211_find_sta(wow_vif, rtwvif->bssid);
 	if (wow_sta)
@@ -473,12 +476,18 @@ static int rtw89_wow_swap_fw(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, bool wow)
 	else
 		is_conn = false;
 
+	if (disable_intr_for_dlfw)
+		rtw89_hci_disable_intr(rtwdev);
+
 	ret = rtw89_fw_download(rtwdev, fw_type, include_bb);
 	if (ret) {
 		rtw89_warn(rtwdev, "download fw failed\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	if (disable_intr_for_dlfw)
+		rtw89_hci_enable_intr(rtwdev);
+
 	rtw89_phy_init_rf_reg(rtwdev, true);
 
 	ret = rtw89_fw_h2c_role_maintain(rtwdev, rtwvif, rtwsta,
@@ -524,7 +533,6 @@ static int rtw89_wow_swap_fw(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, bool wow)
 		rtw89_phy_rfk_pre_ntfy_and_wait(rtwdev, RTW89_PHY_0, 5);
 
 	rtw89_mac_hw_mgnt_sec(rtwdev, wow);
-	rtw89_hci_enable_intr(rtwdev);
 
 	return 0;
 }