diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwl7000/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwl7000/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index 82ec37f..b250ccf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwl7000/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwl7000/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -1393,7 +1393,8 @@ void iwl_mvm_nic_restart(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, bool fw_error)
 		INIT_WORK(&reprobe->work, iwl_mvm_reprobe_wk);
 		schedule_work(&reprobe->work);
 	} else if (mvm->fwrt.cur_fw_img == IWL_UCODE_REGULAR &&
-		   mvm->hw_registered) {
+		   mvm->hw_registered &&
+		   !test_bit(STATUS_TRANS_DEAD, &mvm->trans->status)) {
 		/* don't let the transport/FW power down */
 		iwl_mvm_ref(mvm, IWL_MVM_REF_UCODE_DOWN);
 
@@ -1408,7 +1409,8 @@ static void iwl_mvm_nic_error(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode)
 {
 	struct iwl_mvm *mvm = IWL_OP_MODE_GET_MVM(op_mode);
 
-	iwl_mvm_dump_nic_error_log(mvm);
+	if (!test_bit(STATUS_TRANS_DEAD, &mvm->trans->status))
+		iwl_mvm_dump_nic_error_log(mvm);
 
 	iwl_mvm_nic_restart(mvm, true);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwl7000/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwl7000/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
index efb2b28..b6067ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwl7000/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwl7000/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@ struct iwl_self_init_dram {
  * @fh_mask: current unmasked fh causes
  * @hw_mask: current unmasked hw causes
  * @in_rescan: true if we have triggered a device rescan
- * @scheduled_for_removal: true if we have scheduled a device removal
  */
 struct iwl_trans_pcie {
 	struct iwl_rxq *rxq;
@@ -467,7 +466,6 @@ struct iwl_trans_pcie {
 	u32 hw_mask;
 	cpumask_t affinity_mask[IWL_MAX_RX_HW_QUEUES];
 	bool in_rescan;
-	bool scheduled_for_removal;
 };
 
 static inline struct iwl_trans_pcie *
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwl7000/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwl7000/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index 388be41..34f8aaa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwl7000/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwl7000/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -2057,7 +2057,7 @@ static bool iwl_trans_pcie_grab_nic_access(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 		if (iwlwifi_mod_params.remove_when_gone && cntrl == ~0U) {
 			struct iwl_trans_pcie_removal *removal;
 
-			if (trans_pcie->scheduled_for_removal)
+			if (test_bit(STATUS_TRANS_DEAD, &trans->status))
 				goto err;
 
 			IWL_ERR(trans, "Device gone - scheduling removal!\n");
@@ -2083,7 +2083,7 @@ static bool iwl_trans_pcie_grab_nic_access(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 			 * we don't need to clear this flag, because
 			 * the trans will be freed and reallocated.
 			*/
-			trans_pcie->scheduled_for_removal = true;
+			set_bit(STATUS_TRANS_DEAD, &trans->status);
 
 			removal->pdev = to_pci_dev(trans->dev);
 			INIT_WORK(&removal->work, iwl_trans_pcie_removal_wk);
@@ -2294,6 +2294,10 @@ 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 (test_bit(STATUS_TRANS_DEAD, &trans->status))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (!test_bit(txq_idx, trans_pcie->queue_used))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwl7000/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwl7000/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
index 7619a61..b009615 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwl7000/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwl7000/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
@@ -1177,6 +1177,10 @@ 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 (test_bit(STATUS_TRANS_DEAD, &trans->status))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (!(cmd->flags & CMD_SEND_IN_IDLE) &&
 	    !trans_pcie->ref_cmd_in_flight) {
 		trans_pcie->ref_cmd_in_flight = true;
@@ -1939,6 +1943,10 @@ 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)
 {
+	/* Make sure the NIC is still alive in the bus */
+	if (test_bit(STATUS_TRANS_DEAD, &trans->status))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	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",