1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index ebd7fb101fbf..d06c65fa5526 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -832,6 +832,12 @@ static int ieee80211_add_station(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
         if (is_multicast_ether_addr(mac))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
+        /* Only TDLS-supporting stations can add TDLS peers */
+        if ((params->sta_flags_set & BIT(NL80211_STA_FLAG_TDLS_PEER)) &&
+            !((wiphy->flags & WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_TDLS) &&
+              sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION))
+                return -ENOTSUPP;
+
         sta = sta_info_alloc(sdata, mac, GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!sta)
                 return -ENOMEM;
@@ -841,12 +847,6 @@ static int ieee80211_add_station(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 
         sta_apply_parameters(local, sta, params);
 
-        /* Only TDLS-supporting stations can add TDLS peers */
-        if (test_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_TDLS_PEER) &&
-            !((wiphy->flags & WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_TDLS) &&
-              sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION))
-                return -ENOTSUPP;
-
         rate_control_rate_init(sta);
 
         layer2_update = sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN ||