diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index e53dc20b0..b887eb251 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -6738,9 +6738,12 @@ static int i802_set_wds_sta(void *priv, const u8 *addr, int aid, int val,
 		}
 		return i802_set_sta_vlan(priv, addr, name, 0);
 	} else {
-		if (bridge_ifname)
-			linux_br_del_if(drv->global->ioctl_sock, bridge_ifname,
-					name);
+		if (bridge_ifname &&
+		    linux_br_del_if(drv->global->ioctl_sock, bridge_ifname,
+				    name) < 0)
+			wpa_printf(MSG_INFO,
+				   "nl80211: Failed to remove interface %s from bridge %s: %s",
+				   name, bridge_ifname, strerror(errno));
 
 		i802_set_sta_vlan(priv, addr, bss->ifname, 0);
 		nl80211_remove_iface(drv, if_nametoindex(name));