diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index 4cb34557b8731fe8297f302856f191fba3fca68c..baf7218cec152bb9f894ba47145cec75b9a86123 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ int cfg80211_change_iface(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 	     ntype == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	if (ntype != otype && netif_running(dev)) {
+	if (ntype != otype) {
 		dev->ieee80211_ptr->use_4addr = false;
 		dev->ieee80211_ptr->mesh_id_up_len = 0;
 		wdev_lock(dev->ieee80211_ptr);