diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/ce.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/ce.c
index e66e86bdec20..9d8efec46508 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/ce.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/ce.c
@@ -393,11 +393,10 @@ static int ath11k_ce_completed_recv_next(struct ath11k_ce_pipe *pipe,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	/* Make sure descriptor is read after the head pointer. */
+	dma_rmb();
+
 	*nbytes = ath11k_hal_ce_dst_status_get_length(desc);
-	if (*nbytes == 0) {
-		ret = -EIO;
-		goto err;
-	}
 
 	*skb = pipe->dest_ring->skb[sw_index];
 	pipe->dest_ring->skb[sw_index] = NULL;
@@ -430,8 +429,8 @@ static void ath11k_ce_recv_process_cb(struct ath11k_ce_pipe *pipe)
 		dma_unmap_single(ab->dev, ATH11K_SKB_RXCB(skb)->paddr,
 				 max_nbytes, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 
-		if (unlikely(max_nbytes < nbytes)) {
-			ath11k_warn(ab, "rxed more than expected (nbytes %d, max %d)",
+		if (unlikely(max_nbytes < nbytes || nbytes == 0)) {
+			ath11k_warn(ab, "unexpected rx length (nbytes %d, max %d)",
 				    nbytes, max_nbytes);
 			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 			continue;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hal.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hal.c
index 61f4b6dd5380..8cb1505a5a0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hal.c
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ u32 ath11k_hal_ce_dst_status_get_length(void *buf)
 	struct hal_ce_srng_dst_status_desc *desc = buf;
 	u32 len;
 
-	len = FIELD_GET(HAL_CE_DST_STATUS_DESC_FLAGS_LEN, desc->flags);
+	len = FIELD_GET(HAL_CE_DST_STATUS_DESC_FLAGS_LEN, READ_ONCE(desc->flags));
 	desc->flags &= ~HAL_CE_DST_STATUS_DESC_FLAGS_LEN;
 
 	return len;
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ void ath11k_hal_srng_access_begin(struct ath11k_base *ab, struct hal_srng *srng)
 		srng->u.src_ring.cached_tp =
 			*(volatile u32 *)srng->u.src_ring.tp_addr;
 	} else {
-		srng->u.dst_ring.cached_hp = *srng->u.dst_ring.hp_addr;
+		srng->u.dst_ring.cached_hp = READ_ONCE(*srng->u.dst_ring.hp_addr);
 
 		/* Try to prefetch the next descriptor in the ring */
 		if (srng->flags & HAL_SRNG_FLAGS_CACHED)