diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index a7018540ae89..b404537c0bcd 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -3614,8 +3614,10 @@ static int ieee80211_sta_find_ibss(struct net_device *dev,
 	spin_unlock_bh(&local->sta_bss_lock);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_IBSS_DEBUG
-	printk(KERN_DEBUG "   sta_find_ibss: selected %s current "
-	       "%s\n", print_mac(mac, bssid), print_mac(mac2, ifsta->bssid));
+	if (found)
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "   sta_find_ibss: selected %s current "
+		       "%s\n", print_mac(mac, bssid),
+		       print_mac(mac2, ifsta->bssid));
 #endif /* CONFIG_MAC80211_IBSS_DEBUG */
 	if (found && memcmp(ifsta->bssid, bssid, ETH_ALEN) != 0 &&
 	    (bss = ieee80211_rx_bss_get(dev, bssid,