diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 1f4a614..68d7ad9 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -7837,6 +7838,7 @@ static int wpa_driver_nl80211_if_remove(void *priv,
                for (tbss = &drv->first_bss; tbss; tbss = tbss->next) {
                        if (tbss->next == bss) {
                                tbss->next = bss->next;
+                               nl80211_teardown_ap(bss);
                                nl80211_destroy_bss(bss);
                                os_free(bss);
                                bss = NULL;