diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index 3754762f68237c5de895c167d6f114fb32757fd2..4315212ab46a072bd4ba9108484a8b27417fca28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -980,7 +980,6 @@ void iwl_connection_init_rx_config(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 	priv->staging_rxon.flags &= ~(RXON_FLG_CHANNEL_MODE_MIXED |
 					RXON_FLG_CHANNEL_MODE_PURE_40);
 	memcpy(priv->staging_rxon.node_addr, priv->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(priv->staging_rxon.wlap_bssid_addr, priv->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	priv->staging_rxon.ofdm_ht_single_stream_basic_rates = 0xff;
 	priv->staging_rxon.ofdm_ht_dual_stream_basic_rates = 0xff;
 	priv->staging_rxon.ofdm_ht_triple_stream_basic_rates = 0xff;