diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
index 2b8f61c210e1c2dd74ef5a779a5282f96253b856..abbd6effd60d31eb6a871e101ac10d0bbfa16f2e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
@@ -1496,6 +1496,7 @@ static void ath9k_htc_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			priv->num_sta_assoc_vif++ : priv->num_sta_assoc_vif--;
 
 		if (priv->ah->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) {
+			ath9k_htc_choose_set_bssid(priv);
 			if (bss_conf->assoc && (priv->num_sta_assoc_vif == 1))
 				ath9k_htc_start_ani(priv);
 			else if (priv->num_sta_assoc_vif == 0)
@@ -1503,13 +1504,11 @@ static void ath9k_htc_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_BSSID) {
+	if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_IBSS) {
 		if (priv->ah->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) {
 			common->curaid = bss_conf->aid;
 			memcpy(common->curbssid, bss_conf->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
 			ath9k_htc_set_bssid(priv);
-		} else if (priv->ah->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) {
-			ath9k_htc_choose_set_bssid(priv);
 		}
 	}