diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index 1dc747de30cc..f2840d1d95cf 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ static void __sta_info_destroy_part2(struct sta_info *sta)
 	might_sleep();
 	lockdep_assert_held(&local->sta_mtx);
 
-	while (sta->sta_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTHORIZED) {
+	if (sta->sta_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTHORIZED) {
 		ret = sta_info_move_state(sta, IEEE80211_STA_ASSOC);
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(ret);
 	}