diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index c96511fa9198..2b581bd93812 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -2063,6 +2063,9 @@ struct ieee80211_txq {
  * @IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_TDLS_BUFFER_STA: Hardware supports buffer STA on
  *	TDLS links.
  *
+ * @IEEE80211_HW_DOESNT_SUPPORT_QOS_NDP: The driver (or firmware) doesn't
+ *	support QoS NDP for AP probing - that's most likely a driver bug.
+ *
  * @NUM_IEEE80211_HW_FLAGS: number of hardware flags, used for sizing arrays
  */
 enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
@@ -2106,6 +2109,7 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
 	IEEE80211_HW_REPORTS_LOW_ACK,
 	IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_TX_FRAG,
 	IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_TDLS_BUFFER_STA,
+	IEEE80211_HW_DOESNT_SUPPORT_QOS_NDP,
 
 	/* keep last, obviously */
 	NUM_IEEE80211_HW_FLAGS
diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
index 1f466d12a6bc..94c7ee9df33b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ static const char *hw_flag_names[] = {
 	FLAG(REPORTS_LOW_ACK),
 	FLAG(SUPPORTS_TX_FRAG),
 	FLAG(SUPPORTS_TDLS_BUFFER_STA),
+	FLAG(DOESNT_SUPPORT_QOS_NDP),
 #undef FLAG
 };
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 39b660b9a908..5f303abac5ad 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -896,7 +896,8 @@ void ieee80211_send_nullfunc(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	struct ieee80211_hdr_3addr *nullfunc;
 	struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd;
 
-	skb = ieee80211_nullfunc_get(&local->hw, &sdata->vif, true);
+	skb = ieee80211_nullfunc_get(&local->hw, &sdata->vif,
+		!ieee80211_hw_check(&local->hw, DOESNT_SUPPORT_QOS_NDP));
 	if (!skb)
 		return;