diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 48d0ee3f15dc17d3fb9a6dc5e75847f1831527ea..f733aeb50e8567417d55e11709b37e00d2c2a9f2 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -1575,6 +1575,8 @@ static void ieee80211_mgd_probe_ap_send(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	ifmgd->probe_send_count++;
 	ifmgd->probe_timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(probe_wait_ms);
 	run_again(ifmgd, ifmgd->probe_timeout);
+	if (sdata->local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_REPORTS_TX_ACK_STATUS)
+		drv_flush(sdata->local, false);
 }
 
 static void ieee80211_mgd_probe_ap(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,