diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 29ce2aa87e7b60fdd344f7fd8acb1148cbc477fd..4749b3858695e6c2aeae983146d6a055be562a28 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -1060,7 +1060,8 @@ void ieee80211_mesh_notify_scan_completed(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(sdata, &local->interfaces, list)
-		if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif))
+		if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif) &&
+		    ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata))
 			ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &sdata->work);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 141577412d8407fc8b18ad354a34ad8de105f154..82cc30318a86f66c4a8f23341ea6ed3f6b62d578 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -3608,8 +3608,10 @@ void ieee80211_mlme_notify_scan_completed(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 
 	/* Restart STA timers */
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(sdata, &local->interfaces, list)
-		ieee80211_restart_sta_timer(sdata);
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(sdata, &local->interfaces, list) {
+		if (ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata))
+			ieee80211_restart_sta_timer(sdata);
+	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }