diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rxon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rxon.c
index 4865b82355d7..769479eb6ea9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rxon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rxon.c
@@ -518,7 +518,14 @@ void iwlagn_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 
-	if (WARN_ON(!ctx->vif)) {
+	if (unlikely(!iwl_is_ready(priv))) {
+                IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(priv, "leave - not ready\n");
+                mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
+		return;
+        }
+
+	if (unlikely(!ctx->vif)) {
+		IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(priv, "leave - vif is NULL\n");
 		mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
 		return;
 	}