diff --git a/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c b/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c
index bd7aaeb4398..1f38b7ad669 100644
--- a/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c
+++ b/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c
@@ -814,6 +814,10 @@ int mt76_register_device(struct mt76_dev *dev, bool vht,
 	set_bit(MT76_STATE_REGISTERED, &phy->state);
 	sched_set_fifo_low(dev->tx_worker.task);
 
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+	complete(&dev->drv_start_complete);
+#endif
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt76_register_device);
diff --git a/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h b/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h
index 840725b8b02..ca26a4e43b9 100644
--- a/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h
+++ b/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h
@@ -1026,6 +1026,9 @@ struct mt76_dev {
 	} test_mtd;
 #endif
 	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+	struct completion drv_start_complete;
+#endif
 
 	union {
 		struct mt76_mmio mmio;
diff --git a/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/init.c b/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/init.c
index 4128942361f..d87878f9a86 100644
--- a/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/init.c
+++ b/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/init.c
@@ -862,6 +862,9 @@ mt7915_init_hardware(struct mt7915_dev *dev, struct mt7915_phy *phy2)
 	mt76_wr(dev, MT_INT_SOURCE_CSR, ~0);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&dev->init_work, mt7915_init_work);
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+	init_completion(&dev->mt76.drv_start_complete);
+#endif
 
 	ret = mt7915_dma_init(dev, phy2);
 	if (ret)
@@ -1298,6 +1301,9 @@ int mt7915_register_device(struct mt7915_dev *dev)
 	}
 
 	ieee80211_queue_work(mt76_hw(dev), &dev->init_work);
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+	wait_for_completion(&dev->mt76.drv_start_complete);
+#endif
 
 	dev->recovery.hw_init_done = true;
 
diff --git a/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/init.c b/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/init.c
index dbbc9e945fe..ece84a826ea 100644
--- a/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/init.c
+++ b/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/init.c
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ int mt7921_register_device(struct mt792x_dev *dev)
 
 	INIT_WORK(&dev->reset_work, mt7921_mac_reset_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&dev->init_work, mt7921_init_work);
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+	init_completion(&dev->mt76.drv_start_complete);
+#endif
 
 	INIT_WORK(&dev->phy.roc_work, mt7921_roc_work);
 	timer_setup(&dev->phy.roc_timer, mt792x_roc_timer, 0);
@@ -359,6 +362,10 @@ int mt7921_register_device(struct mt792x_dev *dev)
 
 	queue_work(system_percpu_wq, &dev->init_work);
 
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+	wait_for_completion(&dev->mt76.drv_start_complete);
+#endif
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt7921_register_device);
diff --git a/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/init.c b/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/init.c
index 31592775feb..3b7c1668dc6 100644
--- a/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/init.c
+++ b/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/init.c
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ int mt7925_register_device(struct mt792x_dev *dev)
 
 	INIT_WORK(&dev->reset_work, mt7925_mac_reset_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&dev->init_work, mt7925_init_work);
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+	init_completion(&dev->mt76.drv_start_complete);
+#endif
 
 	INIT_WORK(&dev->phy.roc_work, mt7925_roc_work);
 	timer_setup(&dev->phy.roc_timer, mt792x_roc_timer, 0);
@@ -282,6 +285,10 @@ int mt7925_register_device(struct mt792x_dev *dev)
 
 	queue_work(system_percpu_wq, &dev->init_work);
 
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+	wait_for_completion(&dev->mt76.drv_start_complete);
+#endif
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt7925_register_device);
diff --git a/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/init.c b/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/init.c
index 34f1df207f1..6568f77bba3 100644
--- a/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/init.c
+++ b/sys/contrib/dev/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/init.c
@@ -1222,6 +1222,9 @@ static int mt7996_init_hardware(struct mt7996_dev *dev)
 	}
 
 	INIT_WORK(&dev->init_work, mt7996_init_work);
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+	init_completion(&dev->mt76.drv_start_complete);
+#endif
 	INIT_WORK(&dev->wed_rro.work, mt7996_wed_rro_work);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->wed_rro.poll_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&dev->wed_rro.lock);
@@ -1736,6 +1739,9 @@ int mt7996_register_device(struct mt7996_dev *dev)
 #endif
 
 	ieee80211_queue_work(mt76_hw(dev), &dev->init_work);
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+	wait_for_completion(&dev->mt76.drv_start_complete);
+#endif
 
 	dev->recovery.hw_init_done = true;