diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 4278e545638fbeae16c5ffd0795a4835a4358c21..94de5033f0b6d331c796b0241a1a64d8827704e0 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1343,6 +1343,8 @@ int ieee80211_master_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 						list) {
 				if (!netif_running(sdata->dev))
 					continue;
+				if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP)
+					continue;
 				if (compare_ether_addr(sdata->dev->dev_addr,
 						       hdr->addr2)) {
 					dev_hold(sdata->dev);