sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
        if (sdata->vif.type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_STA ||
            sdata->vif.type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_IBSS) {
-               ap_addr->sa_family = ARPHRD_ETHER;
-               memcpy(&ap_addr->sa_data, sdata->u.sta.bssid, ETH_ALEN);
-               return 0;
+               if (sdata->u.sta.state == IEEE80211_ASSOCIATED) {
+                       ap_addr->sa_family = ARPHRD_ETHER;
+                       memcpy(&ap_addr->sa_data, sdata->u.sta.bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+                       return 0;
+               } else {
+                       memset(&ap_addr->sa_data, 0, ETH_ALEN);
+                       return 0;
+               }
        } else if (sdata->vif.type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_WDS) {
                ap_addr->sa_family = ARPHRD_ETHER;
                memcpy(&ap_addr->sa_data, sdata->u.wds.remote_addr, ETH_ALEN);