diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 2e0f06c70..bf38eea68 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -8249,7 +8249,7 @@ static int i802_sta_deauth(void *priv, const u8 *own_addr, const u8 *addr,
 	return wpa_driver_nl80211_send_mlme(bss, (u8 *) &mgmt,
 					    IEEE80211_HDRLEN +
 					    sizeof(mgmt.u.deauth), 0, 0, 0, 0,
-					    0, NULL, 0, 0, -1);
+					    0, NULL, 0, 0, link_id);
 }