diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index dcf60ee38b93fb4ab9c66c54597d0f8580368d0f..1d6344679bf1d33a56512b1ac5f69fe005c43f3b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1842,6 +1842,9 @@ static struct sk_buff *ieee80211_build_hdr(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			authorized = test_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_AUTHORIZED);
 			wme_sta = sta->sta.wme;
 			have_station = true;
+		} else if (sdata->wdev.use_4addr) {
+			ret = -ENOLINK;
+			goto free;
 		}
 		ap_sdata = container_of(sdata->bss, struct ieee80211_sub_if_data,
 					u.ap);