diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index a4bb856de08f528ae564ab68fd2e83e6f779075f..0db5d34a06b69c8c72798a8a7d4e6c4f642f7560 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -2174,15 +2174,13 @@ ieee80211_rx_mgmt_assoc_resp(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		       sdata->name, mgmt->sa, status_code);
 		ieee80211_destroy_assoc_data(sdata, false);
 	} else {
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: associated\n", sdata->name);
-
 		if (!ieee80211_assoc_success(sdata, *bss, mgmt, len)) {
 			/* oops -- internal error -- send timeout for now */
-			ieee80211_destroy_assoc_data(sdata, true);
-			sta_info_destroy_addr(sdata, mgmt->bssid);
+			ieee80211_destroy_assoc_data(sdata, false);
 			cfg80211_put_bss(*bss);
 			return RX_MGMT_CFG80211_ASSOC_TIMEOUT;
 		}
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: associated\n", sdata->name);
 
 		/*
 		 * destroy assoc_data afterwards, as otherwise an idle