diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c
index 8dc56f14a5cb..38c30fd905ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c
@@ -2381,11 +2381,7 @@ static void iwl_fw_dbg_collect_sync(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt, u8 wk_idx)
 		iwl_fw_error_dump(fwrt);
 	IWL_DEBUG_FW_INFO(fwrt, "WRT: data collection done\n");
 
-	/* start recording again if the firmware is not crashed */
-	if (!test_bit(STATUS_FW_ERROR, &fwrt->trans->status) &&
-	    fwrt->fw->dbg.dest_tlv) {
-		iwl_fw_dbg_restart_recording(fwrt, &params);
-	}
+	iwl_fw_dbg_restart_recording(fwrt, &params);
 
 out:
 	clear_bit(wk_idx, &fwrt->dump.active_wks);
@@ -2516,6 +2512,17 @@ static void iwl_fw_dbg_buffer_apply(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt,
 	int block_idx = trans->dbg.num_blocks;
 	u32 buf_location = le32_to_cpu(alloc->tlv.buffer_location);
 
+	if (fwrt->trans->dbg.ini_dest == IWL_FW_INI_LOCATION_INVALID)
+		fwrt->trans->dbg.ini_dest = buf_location;
+
+	if (buf_location != fwrt->trans->dbg.ini_dest) {
+		WARN(fwrt,
+		     "WRT: attempt to override buffer location on apply point %d\n",
+		     pnt);
+
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (buf_location == IWL_FW_INI_LOCATION_SRAM_PATH) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_FW(trans, "WRT: applying SMEM buffer destination\n");
 		/* set sram monitor by enabling bit 7 */
@@ -2832,6 +2839,8 @@ static void iwl_fw_dbg_ini_reset_cfg(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt)
 	       sizeof(fwrt->dump.internal_dbg_cfg_name));
 	memset(fwrt->dump.external_dbg_cfg_name, 0,
 	       sizeof(fwrt->dump.external_dbg_cfg_name));
+
+	fwrt->trans->dbg.ini_dest = IWL_FW_INI_LOCATION_INVALID;
 }
 
 void iwl_fw_dbg_apply_point(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.h
index 06cdf272e38d..c2d91f645b0f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.h
@@ -309,6 +309,14 @@ static inline void
 iwl_fw_dbg_stop_recording(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt,
 			  struct iwl_fw_dbg_params *params)
 {
+	/* if the FW crashed or not debug monitor cfg was given, there is
+	 * no point in stopping
+	 */
+	if (test_bit(STATUS_FW_ERROR, &fwrt->trans->status) ||
+	    (!fwrt->trans->dbg.dest_tlv &&
+	     fwrt->trans->dbg.ini_dest == IWL_FW_INI_LOCATION_INVALID))
+		return;
+
 	if (fwrt->trans->cfg->device_family < IWL_DEVICE_FAMILY_22560)
 		_iwl_fw_dbg_stop_recording(fwrt->trans, params);
 	else
@@ -335,7 +343,9 @@ _iwl_fw_dbg_restart_recording(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
 static inline void iwl_fw_set_dbg_rec_on(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt)
 {
-	if (fwrt->fw->dbg.dest_tlv && fwrt->cur_fw_img == IWL_UCODE_REGULAR)
+	if (fwrt->cur_fw_img == IWL_UCODE_REGULAR &&
+	    (fwrt->fw->dbg.dest_tlv ||
+	     fwrt->trans->dbg.ini_dest != IWL_FW_INI_LOCATION_INVALID))
 		fwrt->trans->dbg.rec_on = true;
 }
 #endif
@@ -344,6 +354,14 @@ static inline void
 iwl_fw_dbg_restart_recording(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt,
 			     struct iwl_fw_dbg_params *params)
 {
+	/* if the FW crashed or not debug monitor cfg was given, there is
+	 * no point in restarting
+	 */
+	if (test_bit(STATUS_FW_ERROR, &fwrt->trans->status) ||
+	    (!fwrt->trans->dbg.dest_tlv &&
+	     fwrt->trans->dbg.ini_dest == IWL_FW_INI_LOCATION_INVALID))
+		return;
+
 	if (fwrt->trans->cfg->device_family < IWL_DEVICE_FAMILY_22560)
 		_iwl_fw_dbg_restart_recording(fwrt->trans, params);
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
index 90707c576ce4..0f8aeb111b0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
@@ -738,6 +738,7 @@ struct iwl_self_init_dram {
  * @num_blocks: number of blocks in fw_mon
  * @fw_mon: address of the buffers for firmware monitor
  * @hw_error: equals true if hw error interrupt was received from the FW
+ * @ini_dest: debug monitor destination uses &enum iwl_fw_ini_buffer_location
  */
 struct iwl_trans_debug {
 	u8 n_dest_reg;
@@ -761,6 +762,7 @@ struct iwl_trans_debug {
 	struct iwl_dram_data fw_mon[IWL_FW_INI_APPLY_NUM];
 
 	bool hw_error;
+	enum iwl_fw_ini_buffer_location ini_dest;
 };
 
 /**
