diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
index 4a3666b..7c51bae 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
@@ -1153,10 +1153,6 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&sdata->u.ibss.mtx);
 
-	sdata->u.ibss.state = IEEE80211_IBSS_MLME_SEARCH;
-	memset(sdata->u.ibss.bssid, 0, ETH_ALEN);
-	sdata->u.ibss.ssid_len = 0;
-
 	active_ibss = ieee80211_sta_active_ibss(sdata);
 
 	if (!active_ibss && !is_zero_ether_addr(ifibss->bssid)) {
@@ -1177,6 +1173,10 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	ifibss->state = IEEE80211_IBSS_MLME_SEARCH;
+	memset(ifibss->bssid, 0, ETH_ALEN);
+	ifibss->ssid_len = 0;
+
 	sta_info_flush(sdata->local, sdata);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&ifibss->incomplete_lock);