diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 290de4d99697d8b1eccd4f0c798c3c8cc7313ddf..d85282f6440515c808768374c4636fc8463d9038 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -836,14 +836,16 @@ static void ieee80211_do_stop(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		rcu_barrier();
 		sta_info_flush_cleanup(sdata);
 
-		skb_queue_purge(&sdata->skb_queue);
-
 		/*
 		 * Free all remaining keys, there shouldn't be any,
 		 * except maybe in WDS mode?
 		 */
 		ieee80211_free_keys(sdata);
 
+		/* fall through */
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
+		skb_queue_purge(&sdata->skb_queue);
+
 		drv_remove_interface_debugfs(local, sdata);
 
 		if (going_down)