diff --git a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
index 8f6998091d26..2123f6e90fc0 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
@@ -1166,6 +1166,9 @@ static inline void drv_wake_tx_queue(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = vif_to_sdata(txq->txq.vif);
 
+	if (local->in_reconfig)
+		return;
+
 	if (!check_sdata_in_driver(sdata))
 		return;