diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211_event.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211_event.c
index b58eb80d5..d6e150539 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211_event.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211_event.c
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ static void mlme_event_ch_switch(struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv,
 	if (finished)
 		bss->flink->freq = data.ch_switch.freq;
 
-	if (link) {
+	if (link && is_sta_interface(drv->nlmode)) {
 		u8 link_id = nla_get_u8(link);
 
 		if (link_id < MAX_NUM_MLD_LINKS &&