diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mac80211.c
index 17286b3341c0..4065d8e4fa8c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mac80211.c
@@ -543,8 +543,7 @@ iwl_mld_mac80211_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	iwl_mld_tx_skb(mld, skb, NULL);
 }
 
-static void
-iwl_mld_restart_cleanup(struct iwl_mld *mld)
+void iwl_mld_restart_cleanup(struct iwl_mld *mld)
 {
 	iwl_cleanup_mld(mld);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mac80211.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mac80211.h
index aad04d7b2617..f3302997b28f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mac80211.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mac80211.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause */
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2024 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Intel Corporation
  */
 #ifndef __iwl_mld_mac80211_h__
 #define __iwl_mld_mac80211_h__
@@ -9,5 +10,6 @@
 
 int iwl_mld_register_hw(struct iwl_mld *mld);
 void iwl_mld_recalc_multicast_filter(struct iwl_mld *mld);
+void iwl_mld_restart_cleanup(struct iwl_mld *mld);
 
 #endif /* __iwl_mld_mac80211_h__ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mld.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mld.c
index 99506f354bfa..093bdc130704 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mld.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mld.c
@@ -748,6 +748,7 @@ static void iwl_mld_device_powered_off(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode)
 
 	wiphy_lock(mld->wiphy);
 	iwl_mld_stop_fw(mld);
+	iwl_mld_restart_cleanup(mld);
 	mld->fw_status.in_d3 = false;
 	wiphy_unlock(mld->wiphy);
 }