diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index aa22f09e6d14..6d807c3abcb6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -1473,7 +1473,8 @@ static void __sta_info_destroy_part2(struct sta_info *sta, bool recalc)
 	cfg80211_del_sta_sinfo(sdata->dev, sta->sta.addr, sinfo, GFP_KERNEL);
 	kfree(sinfo);
 
-	ieee80211_sta_debugfs_remove(sta);
+	if (sdata->flags & IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER)
+		ieee80211_sta_debugfs_remove(sta);
 
 	ieee80211_destroy_frag_cache(&sta->frags);