diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
index a8885f060060..6701f2d71274 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
@@ -771,6 +771,9 @@ void rt2x00mac_flush(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, bool drop)
 	struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = hw->priv;
 	struct data_queue *queue;
 
+	if (!test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_PRESENT, &rt2x00dev->flags))
+		return;
+
 	tx_queue_for_each(rt2x00dev, queue)
 		rt2x00queue_flush_queue(queue, drop);
 }