diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
index a052a77828f3..d023c646478f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ static int ath12k_core_soc_create(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 	int ret;
 
 	if (ath12k_ftm_mode) {
-		ab->fw_mode = ATH12K_FIRMWARE_MODE_FTM;
+		ab->fw_mode = ATH12K_QMI_FIRMWARE_MODE_FTM;
 		ath12k_info(ab, "Booting in ftm mode\n");
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
index 310976247dbb..9a775602775d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ struct ath12k *ath12k_mac_get_ar_by_pdev_id(struct ath12k_base *ab, u32 pdev_id)
 		return NULL;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ab->num_radios; i++) {
-		if (ab->fw_mode == ATH12K_FIRMWARE_MODE_FTM)
+		if (ab->fw_mode == ATH12K_QMI_FIRMWARE_MODE_FTM)
 			pdev = &ab->pdevs[i];
 		else
 			pdev = rcu_dereference(ab->pdevs_active[i]);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.c
index 907d29b1020c..6441927b5382 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.c
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@ static int ath12k_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	ab_pci->ab = ab;
 	ab_pci->pdev = pdev;
 	ab->hif.ops = &ath12k_pci_hif_ops;
-	ab->fw_mode = ATH12K_FIRMWARE_MODE_NORMAL;
+	ab->fw_mode = ATH12K_QMI_FIRMWARE_MODE_NORMAL;
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, ab);
 	spin_lock_init(&ab_pci->window_lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/qmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/qmi.c
index c466c3ae793a..280e50a1f31d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/qmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/qmi.c
@@ -3460,7 +3460,7 @@ static int ath12k_qmi_wlanfw_mode_send(struct ath12k_base *ab,
 
 	ret = qmi_txn_wait(&txn, msecs_to_jiffies(ATH12K_QMI_WLANFW_TIMEOUT_MS));
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		if (mode == ATH12K_FIRMWARE_MODE_OFF && ret == -ENETRESET) {
+		if (mode == ATH12K_QMI_FIRMWARE_MODE_OFF && ret == -ENETRESET) {
 			ath12k_warn(ab, "WLFW service is dis-connected\n");
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -3623,7 +3623,7 @@ void ath12k_qmi_firmware_stop(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 
 	clear_bit(ATH12K_FLAG_QMI_FW_READY_COMPLETE, &ab->dev_flags);
 
-	ret = ath12k_qmi_wlanfw_mode_send(ab, ATH12K_FIRMWARE_MODE_OFF);
+	ret = ath12k_qmi_wlanfw_mode_send(ab, ATH12K_QMI_FIRMWARE_MODE_OFF);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		ath12k_warn(ab, "qmi failed to send wlan mode off\n");
 		return;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/qmi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/qmi.h
index 27b69847a15e..6da10f3cb597 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/qmi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/qmi.h
@@ -603,13 +603,13 @@ enum ath12k_qmi_mem_mode {
 
 enum ath12k_qmi_firmware_mode {
 	/* the default mode, standard 802.11 functionality */
-	ATH12K_FIRMWARE_MODE_NORMAL,
+	ATH12K_QMI_FIRMWARE_MODE_NORMAL,
 
 	/* factory tests etc */
-	ATH12K_FIRMWARE_MODE_FTM,
+	ATH12K_QMI_FIRMWARE_MODE_FTM,
 
-	/* firmware offline */
-	ATH12K_FIRMWARE_MODE_OFF = 4,
+	/* firmware offline; values 2-3 reserved by firmware ABI */
+	ATH12K_QMI_FIRMWARE_MODE_OFF = 4,
 };
 
 static inline void ath12k_qmi_set_event_block(struct ath12k_qmi *qmi, bool block)