diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index a79ce820cb50cf01e5cff62a47b974332c3fe8d6..238a0cca320e621dad86cbca1830e4867459cb6d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -766,6 +766,7 @@ int __must_check __sta_info_destroy(struct sta_info *sta)
 	struct ieee80211_local *local;
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 	int ret, i;
+	bool have_key = false;
 
 	might_sleep();
 
@@ -793,12 +794,19 @@ int __must_check __sta_info_destroy(struct sta_info *sta)
 	list_del_rcu(&sta->list);
 
 	mutex_lock(&local->key_mtx);
-	for (i = 0; i < NUM_DEFAULT_KEYS; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < NUM_DEFAULT_KEYS; i++) {
 		__ieee80211_key_free(key_mtx_dereference(local, sta->gtk[i]));
-	if (sta->ptk)
+		have_key = true;
+	}
+	if (sta->ptk) {
 		__ieee80211_key_free(key_mtx_dereference(local, sta->ptk));
+		have_key = true;
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&local->key_mtx);
 
+	if (!have_key)
+		synchronize_net();
+
 	sta->dead = true;
 
 	local->num_sta--;