diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 53ee049efbffbeae5ce87220a5ffdcb4937b2fb3..c9e325d2e120c0f9c230dbace71c3c405b9216a3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -1862,6 +1862,7 @@ void ieee80211_if_remove(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 		unregister_netdevice(sdata->dev);
 	} else {
 		cfg80211_unregister_wdev(&sdata->wdev);
+		ieee80211_teardown_sdata(sdata);
 		kfree(sdata);
 	}
 }
@@ -1871,7 +1872,6 @@ void ieee80211_sdata_stop(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!test_bit(SDATA_STATE_RUNNING, &sdata->state)))
 		return;
 	ieee80211_do_stop(sdata, true);
-	ieee80211_teardown_sdata(sdata);
 }
 
 void ieee80211_remove_interfaces(struct ieee80211_local *local)