diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index b055f6a55c68e231c5bc73393a7817309a0ed10d..4172d4253197a77212c76e930d0f2a437c8ea973 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 
-	if (!changed)
+	if (!changed || sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN)
 		return;
 
 	drv_bss_info_changed(local, sdata, &sdata->vif.bss_conf, changed);