diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
index 542ef15f2e6674..475b1a233cc945 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
@@ -3303,7 +3303,18 @@ static void wmi_event_handle(struct wil6210_priv *wil,
 		/* check if someone waits for this event */
 		if (wil->reply_id && wil->reply_id == id &&
 		    wil->reply_mid == mid) {
-			WARN_ON(wil->reply_buf);
+			if (wil->reply_buf) {
+				/* event received while wmi_call is waiting
+				 * with a buffer. Such event should be handled
+				 * in wmi_recv_cmd function. Handling the event
+				 * here means a previous wmi_call was timeout.
+				 * Drop the event and do not handle it.
+				 */
+				wil_err(wil,
+					"Old event (%d, %s) while wmi_call is waiting. Drop it and Continue waiting\n",
+					id, eventid2name(id));
+				return;
+			}
 
 			wmi_evt_call_handler(vif, id, evt_data,
 					     len - sizeof(*wmi));