diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
index 80b47508647c..c6bac7c90b00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ static inline int iwl_trans_send_cmd(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (trans->state != IWL_TRANS_FW_ALIVE) {
+	if (unlikely(trans->state != IWL_TRANS_FW_ALIVE)) {
 		IWL_ERR(trans, "%s bad state = %d", __func__, trans->state);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
@@ -640,8 +640,8 @@ static inline void iwl_trans_free_tx_cmd(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 static inline int iwl_trans_tx(struct iwl_trans *trans, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       struct iwl_device_cmd *dev_cmd, int queue)
 {
-	WARN_ONCE(trans->state != IWL_TRANS_FW_ALIVE,
-		  "%s bad state = %d", __func__, trans->state);
+	if (unlikely(trans->state != IWL_TRANS_FW_ALIVE))
+		IWL_ERR(trans, "%s bad state = %d", __func__, trans->state);
 
 	return trans->ops->tx(trans, skb, dev_cmd, queue);
 }
@@ -649,16 +649,16 @@ static inline int iwl_trans_tx(struct iwl_trans *trans, struct sk_buff *skb,
 static inline void iwl_trans_reclaim(struct iwl_trans *trans, int queue,
 				     int ssn, struct sk_buff_head *skbs)
 {
-	WARN_ONCE(trans->state != IWL_TRANS_FW_ALIVE,
-		  "%s bad state = %d", __func__, trans->state);
+	if (unlikely(trans->state != IWL_TRANS_FW_ALIVE))
+		IWL_ERR(trans, "%s bad state = %d", __func__, trans->state);
 
 	trans->ops->reclaim(trans, queue, ssn, skbs);
 }
 
 static inline void iwl_trans_txq_disable(struct iwl_trans *trans, int queue)
 {
-	WARN_ONCE(trans->state != IWL_TRANS_FW_ALIVE,
-		  "%s bad state = %d", __func__, trans->state);
+	if (unlikely(trans->state != IWL_TRANS_FW_ALIVE))
+		IWL_ERR(trans, "%s bad state = %d", __func__, trans->state);
 
 	trans->ops->txq_disable(trans, queue);
 }
@@ -669,8 +669,8 @@ static inline void iwl_trans_txq_enable(struct iwl_trans *trans, int queue,
 {
 	might_sleep();
 
-	WARN_ONCE(trans->state != IWL_TRANS_FW_ALIVE,
-		  "%s bad state = %d", __func__, trans->state);
+	if (unlikely((trans->state != IWL_TRANS_FW_ALIVE)))
+		IWL_ERR(trans, "%s bad state = %d", __func__, trans->state);
 
 	trans->ops->txq_enable(trans, queue, fifo, sta_id, tid,
 				 frame_limit, ssn);
@@ -685,8 +685,8 @@ static inline void iwl_trans_ac_txq_enable(struct iwl_trans *trans, int queue,
 
 static inline int iwl_trans_wait_tx_queue_empty(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 {
-	WARN_ONCE(trans->state != IWL_TRANS_FW_ALIVE,
-		  "%s bad state = %d", __func__, trans->state);
+	if (unlikely(trans->state != IWL_TRANS_FW_ALIVE))
+		IWL_ERR(trans, "%s bad state = %d", __func__, trans->state);
 
 	return trans->ops->wait_tx_queue_empty(trans);
 }