diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 0b8ce846b..cf3917c6d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1150,7 +1150,6 @@ static int ieee80211_add_station(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 	int err;
-	int layer2_update;
 
 	if (params->vlan) {
 		sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(params->vlan);
@@ -1204,18 +1203,12 @@ static int ieee80211_add_station(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	    test_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_ASSOC))
 		rate_control_rate_init(sta);
 
-	layer2_update = sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN ||
-		sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP;
-
 	err = sta_info_insert_rcu(sta);
 	if (err) {
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	if (layer2_update)
-		cfg80211_send_layer2_update(sta->sdata->dev, sta->sta.addr);
-
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1323,7 +1316,9 @@ static int ieee80211_change_station(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 				atomic_inc(&sta->sdata->bss->num_mcast_sta);
 		}
 
-		cfg80211_send_layer2_update(sta->sdata->dev, sta->sta.addr);
+		if (sta->sta_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTHORIZED)
+			cfg80211_send_layer2_update(sta->sdata->dev,
+						    sta->sta.addr);
 	}
 
 	err = sta_apply_parameters(local, sta, params);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index 7e7b9ef29..1cad7ca92 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -1775,6 +1775,10 @@ int sta_info_move_state(struct sta_info *sta,
 			set_bit(WLAN_STA_AUTHORIZED, &sta->_flags);
 			ieee80211_check_fast_xmit(sta);
 		}
+		if (sta->sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN ||
+		    sta->sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP)
+			cfg80211_send_layer2_update(sta->sdata->dev,
+						    sta->sta.addr);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;