diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
index 10d13856f86c5f338c2923e887e34ecf090f35d8..1f2db647bb5ccd3526d8fc40ef3e6aeb3cb68da6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_bss_info(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 struct sta_info *ieee80211_ibss_add_sta(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 					u8 *bssid,u8 *addr, u32 supp_rates)
 {
+	struct ieee80211_if_ibss *ifibss = &sdata->u.ibss;
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 	int band = local->hw.conf.channel->band;
@@ -397,6 +398,9 @@ struct sta_info *ieee80211_ibss_add_sta(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	if (ifibss->state == IEEE80211_IBSS_MLME_SEARCH)
+		return NULL;
+
 	if (compare_ether_addr(bssid, sdata->u.ibss.bssid))
 		return NULL;