diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index e6e4bda0528e02741f8ee17e4086703c53a85665..fa1d343faa4b7c8c636a0289bd0b8675e918c0e8 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -1491,6 +1491,8 @@ int ieee80211_reconfig(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 		list_for_each_entry(sdata, &local->interfaces, list) {
 			if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
 				continue;
+			if (!sdata->u.mgd.associated)
+				continue;
 
 			ieee80211_send_nullfunc(local, sdata, 0);
 		}