diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/testmode.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/testmode.c
index 3fcefc55b74f2..70770c075ffa1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/testmode.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/testmode.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "wmi.h"
+#include "wmi-tlv.h"
 #include "hif.h"
 #include "hw.h"
 #include "core.h"
@@ -25,6 +26,14 @@ static const struct nla_policy ath10k_tm_policy[ATH10K_TM_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ATH10K_TM_ATTR_VERSION_MINOR]	= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 
+static bool ath10k_tm_is_utf_event(u32 cmd_id)
+{
+	return cmd_id == WMI_10X_PDEV_UTF_EVENTID ||
+	       cmd_id == WMI_10_2_PDEV_UTF_EVENTID ||
+	       cmd_id == WMI_10_4_PDEV_UTF_EVENTID ||
+	       cmd_id == WMI_TLV_PDEV_UTF_EVENTID;
+}
+
 /* Returns true if callee consumes the skb and the skb should be discarded.
  * Returns false if skb is not used. Does not sleep.
  */
@@ -53,6 +62,12 @@ bool ath10k_tm_event_wmi(struct ath10k *ar, u32 cmd_id, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	 */
 	consumed = true;
 
+	if (!ath10k_tm_is_utf_event(cmd_id)) {
+		ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_TESTMODE,
+			   "testmode drop non-utf event cmd_id %u\n", cmd_id);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	nl_skb = cfg80211_testmode_alloc_event_skb(ar->hw->wiphy,
 						   2 * sizeof(u32) + skb->len,
 						   GFP_ATOMIC);