diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
index 4e1d406fd9b1fb27e12c923218922c92ef6ebbf3..81e612682bc3320e05ffd0a1e18149c7fdb1012f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
@@ -408,6 +408,8 @@ mesh_sta_info_get(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			return NULL;
 		}
 
+		mesh_sta_info_init(sdata, sta, elems, true);
+
 		if (sta_info_insert_rcu(sta))
 			return NULL;
 	}