diff --git a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
index 2bc2fbe58f94..78aa3bc51586 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
@@ -665,6 +665,9 @@ static inline void drv_flush_sta(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	if (sdata && !check_sdata_in_driver(sdata))
 		return;
 
+	if (!sta->uploaded)
+		return;
+
 	trace_drv_flush_sta(local, sdata, &sta->sta);
 	if (local->ops->flush_sta)
 		local->ops->flush_sta(&local->hw, &sdata->vif, &sta->sta);