diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index 302c8cc50f25..5f26557e4197 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -3646,6 +3646,8 @@ static int iwl_mvm_pre_channel_switch(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	mutex_lock(&mvm->mutex);
 
+	mvmvif->csa_failed = false;
+
 	IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(mvm, "pre CSA to freq %d\n",
 			   chsw->chandef.center_freq1);
 
@@ -3721,6 +3723,12 @@ static int iwl_mvm_post_channel_switch(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	mutex_lock(&mvm->mutex);
 
+	if (mvmvif->csa_failed) {
+		mvmvif->csa_failed = false;
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
 	if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) {
 		struct iwl_mvm_sta *mvmsta;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index 432265eb0dd7..4903dec7048a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ struct iwl_mvm_vif_bf_data {
  * @beacon_stats: beacon statistics, containing the # of received beacons,
  *	# of received beacons accumulated over FW restart, and the current
  *	average signal of beacons retrieved from the firmware
+ * @csa_failed: CSA failed to schedule time event, report an error later
  */
 struct iwl_mvm_vif {
 	struct iwl_mvm *mvm;
@@ -433,6 +434,7 @@ struct iwl_mvm_vif {
 
 	/* Indicates that CSA countdown may be started */
 	bool csa_countdown;
+	bool csa_failed;
 };
 
 static inline struct iwl_mvm_vif *
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/time-event.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/time-event.c
index 8d179ab67cc2..98c8d70c90d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/time-event.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/time-event.c
@@ -196,19 +196,23 @@ iwl_mvm_te_handle_notify_csa(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 			     struct iwl_mvm_time_event_data *te_data,
 			     struct iwl_time_event_notif *notif)
 {
-	if (!le32_to_cpu(notif->status)) {
-		if (te_data->vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
-			ieee80211_connection_loss(te_data->vif);
+	struct ieee80211_vif *vif = te_data->vif;
+	struct iwl_mvm_vif *mvmvif = iwl_mvm_vif_from_mac80211(vif);
+
+	if (!notif->status)
 		IWL_DEBUG_TE(mvm, "CSA time event failed to start\n");
-		iwl_mvm_te_clear_data(mvm, te_data);
-		return;
-	}
 
 	switch (te_data->vif->type) {
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
+		if (!notif->status)
+			mvmvif->csa_failed = true;
 		iwl_mvm_csa_noa_start(mvm);
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
+		if (!notif->status) {
+			ieee80211_connection_loss(te_data->vif);
+			break;
+		}
 		iwl_mvm_csa_client_absent(mvm, te_data->vif);
 		ieee80211_chswitch_done(te_data->vif, true);
 		break;