diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
index 7d4b7987422d7b1e19b6a87c0a68e2db8157992a..1b5312d1f0ce7115a6fca656392052f173bfc8fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
@@ -501,8 +501,8 @@ static void ath10k_wmi_update_tim(struct ath10k *ar,
 	ie = (u8 *)cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_TIM, ies,
 				    (u8 *)skb_tail_pointer(bcn) - ies);
 	if (!ie) {
-		/* highly unlikely for mac80211 */
-		ath10k_warn("no tim ie found;\n");
+		if (arvif->vdev_type != WMI_VDEV_TYPE_IBSS)
+			ath10k_warn("no tim ie found;\n");
 		return;
 	}