diff --git a/net/wireless/scan.c b/net/wireless/scan.c
index 5dd909a4e601c7e5cdb68589532d013c75c74206..10b4887dfa6b89711a2bfe49999f91e0db803185 100644
--- a/net/wireless/scan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/scan.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ cfg80211_bss_update(struct cfg80211_registered_device *dev,
 			size_t used = dev->wiphy.bss_priv_size + sizeof(*res);
 			size_t ielen = res->pub.len_information_elements;
 
-			if (ksize(found) >= used + ielen) {
+			if (!found->ies_allocated && ksize(found) >= used + ielen) {
 				memcpy(found->pub.information_elements,
 				       res->pub.information_elements, ielen);
 				found->pub.len_information_elements = ielen;