diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 03a0756f7ef4ff341fb62381a15639f4a7d27371..40b71bc2c4a4c3eea35c5896d4293e20b4f5034d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -2812,7 +2812,8 @@ static int iwl3945_tx_skb(struct iwl3945_priv *priv,
 #endif
 
 	/* drop all data frame if we are not associated */
-	if ((!iwl3945_is_associated(priv) || !priv->assoc_id) &&
+	if ((!iwl3945_is_associated(priv) ||
+	     ((priv->iw_mode == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_STA) && !priv->assoc_id)) &&
 	    ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_DATA)) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_DROP("Dropping - !iwl3945_is_associated\n");
 		goto drop_unlock;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index 2c6756261856761d5d66d7e4acab797fe0cd21cd..a23d4798653b716a3bad6e455797df70f90ab801 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -2940,7 +2940,7 @@ static int iwl4965_tx_skb(struct iwl4965_priv *priv,
 	/* drop all data frame if we are not associated */
 	if (((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) == IEEE80211_FTYPE_DATA) &&
 	   (!iwl4965_is_associated(priv) ||
-	    !priv->assoc_id ||
+	    ((priv->iw_mode == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_STA) && !priv->assoc_id) ||
 	    !priv->assoc_station_added)) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_DROP("Dropping - !iwl4965_is_associated\n");
 		goto drop_unlock;