return ret;
 }
 
+static u32 mt7921s_read_rm3r(struct mt7921_dev *dev)
+{
+       struct mt76_sdio *sdio = &dev->mt76.sdio;
+
+       return sdio_readl(sdio->func, MCR_D2HRM3R, NULL);
+}
+
+static u32 mt7921s_clear_rm3r_drv_own(struct mt7921_dev *dev)
+{
+       struct mt76_sdio *sdio = &dev->mt76.sdio;
+       u32 val;
+
+       val = sdio_readl(sdio->func, MCR_D2HRM3R, NULL);
+       if (val)
+               sdio_writel(sdio->func, H2D_SW_INT_CLEAR_MAILBOX_ACK,
+                           MCR_WSICR, NULL);
+
+       return val;
+}
+
 int mt7921s_mcu_init(struct mt7921_dev *dev)
 {
        static const struct mt76_mcu_ops mt7921s_mcu_ops = {
 
        err = readx_poll_timeout(mt76s_read_pcr, &dev->mt76, status,
                                 status & WHLPCR_IS_DRIVER_OWN, 2000, 1000000);
+
+       if (!err && test_bit(MT76_STATE_MCU_RUNNING, &dev->mphy.state))
+               err = readx_poll_timeout(mt7921s_read_rm3r, dev, status,
+                                        status & D2HRM3R_IS_DRIVER_OWN,
+                                        2000, 1000000);
+
        sdio_release_host(func);
 
        if (err < 0) {
 
        sdio_claim_host(func);
 
+       if (test_bit(MT76_STATE_MCU_RUNNING, &dev->mphy.state)) {
+               err = readx_poll_timeout(mt7921s_clear_rm3r_drv_own,
+                                        dev, status,
+                                        !(status & D2HRM3R_IS_DRIVER_OWN),
+                                        2000, 1000000);
+               if (err < 0) {
+                       dev_err(dev->mt76.dev, "mailbox ACK not cleared\n");
+                       goto err;
+               }
+       }
+
        sdio_writel(func, WHLPCR_FW_OWN_REQ_SET, MCR_WHLPCR, NULL);
 
        err = readx_poll_timeout(mt76s_read_pcr, &dev->mt76, status,
                                 !(status & WHLPCR_IS_DRIVER_OWN), 2000, 1000000);
        sdio_release_host(func);
 
+err:
        if (err < 0) {
                dev_err(dev->mt76.dev, "firmware own failed\n");
                clear_bit(MT76_STATE_PM, &mphy->state);
 
 #define MCR_H2DSM0R                    0x0070
 #define H2D_SW_INT_READ                        BIT(16)
 #define H2D_SW_INT_WRITE               BIT(17)
+#define H2D_SW_INT_CLEAR_MAILBOX_ACK   BIT(22)
 
 #define MCR_H2DSM1R                    0x0074
 #define MCR_D2HRM0R                    0x0078
 #define MCR_H2DSM2R                    0x0160 /* supported in CONNAC2 */
 #define MCR_H2DSM3R                    0x0164 /* supported in CONNAC2 */
 #define MCR_D2HRM3R                    0x0174 /* supported in CONNAC2 */
+#define D2HRM3R_IS_DRIVER_OWN          BIT(0)
 #define MCR_WTQCR8                     0x0190 /* supported in CONNAC2 */
 #define MCR_WTQCR9                     0x0194 /* supported in CONNAC2 */
 #define MCR_WTQCR10                    0x0198 /* supported in CONNAC2 */