diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
index 175882485a195f..c5164ae41b5475 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -1287,6 +1287,9 @@ mwifiex_get_priv_by_id(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < adapter->priv_num; i++) {
 		if (adapter->priv[i]) {
+			if (adapter->priv[i]->bss_mode == NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED)
+				continue;
+
 			if ((adapter->priv[i]->bss_num == bss_num) &&
 			    (adapter->priv[i]->bss_type == bss_type))
 				break;