--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/debug_htt_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/debug_htt_stats.c
@@ -4330,9 +4330,11 @@ void ath11k_dbg_htt_ext_stats_handler(st
 		return;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&ar->debug.htt_stats.lock);
-	if (!stats_req->done)
+
+	stats_req->done = FIELD_GET(HTT_T2H_EXT_STATS_INFO1_DONE, msg->info1);
+	if (stats_req->done)
 		send_completion = true;
-	stats_req->done = true;
+
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ar->debug.htt_stats.lock);
 
 	len = FIELD_GET(HTT_T2H_EXT_STATS_INFO1_LENGTH, msg->info1);
@@ -4496,28 +4498,54 @@ static int ath11k_open_htt_stats(struct
 	if (type == ATH11K_DBG_HTT_EXT_STATS_RESET)
 		return -EPERM;
 
+	mutex_lock(&ar->conf_mutex);
+
+        if (ar->state != ATH11K_STATE_ON) {
+                ret = -ENETDOWN;
+                goto err_unlock;
+        }
+
+	if (ar->debug.htt_stats.stats_req) {
+		ret = -EAGAIN;
+		goto err_unlock;
+	}
+
 	stats_req = vzalloc(sizeof(*stats_req) + ATH11K_HTT_STATS_BUF_SIZE);
-	if (!stats_req)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!stats_req) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_unlock;
+	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&ar->conf_mutex);
 	ar->debug.htt_stats.stats_req = stats_req;
 	stats_req->type = type;
+
 	ret = ath11k_dbg_htt_stats_req(ar);
-	mutex_unlock(&ar->conf_mutex);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
 	file->private_data = stats_req;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&ar->conf_mutex);
+
 	return 0;
 out:
 	vfree(stats_req);
+	ar->debug.htt_stats.stats_req = NULL;
+err_unlock:
+        mutex_unlock(&ar->conf_mutex);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int ath11k_release_htt_stats(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
+	struct ath11k *ar = inode->i_private;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ar->conf_mutex);
 	vfree(file->private_data);
+	ar->debug.htt_stats.stats_req = NULL;
+	mutex_unlock(&ar->conf_mutex);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4581,7 +4609,6 @@ static ssize_t ath11k_write_htt_stats_re
 						 0ULL);
 	if (ret) {
 		ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to send htt stats request: %d\n", ret);
-		mutex_unlock(&ar->conf_mutex);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp.h
@@ -1627,6 +1627,7 @@ struct htt_ext_stats_cfg_params {
  *       4 bytes.
  */
 
+#define HTT_T2H_EXT_STATS_INFO1_DONE	BIT(11)
 #define HTT_T2H_EXT_STATS_INFO1_LENGTH   GENMASK(31, 16)
 
 struct ath11k_htt_extd_stats_msg {