diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index de65fe3ed9cc66e9d6373c4df22d356e8b36579d..2493c74c2d3789a2e504f91b53fc93a02a7234c0 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1490,6 +1490,10 @@ static int ieee80211_add_station(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (params->sta_flags_set & BIT(NL80211_STA_FLAG_TDLS_PEER))
 		sta->sta.tdls = true;
 
+	if (sta->sta.tdls && sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
+	    !sdata->u.mgd.associated)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	err = sta_apply_parameters(local, sta, params);
 	if (err) {
 		sta_info_free(local, sta);