diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
index 866eb8078121..8b47d81fc716 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
@@ -2787,6 +2787,7 @@ static int ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struct net_device *dev,
 			       "for IBSS beacon\n", dev->name);
 			break;
 		}
+		control.vif = &sdata->vif;
 		control.tx_rate =
 			(sdata->bss_conf.use_short_preamble &&
 			(ratesel.rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_PREAMBLE2)) ?
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index f9088fe34d59..67b509edd431 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1752,6 +1752,7 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_beacon_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			goto out;
 		}
 
+		control->vif = vif;
 		control->tx_rate =
 			(sdata->bss_conf.use_short_preamble &&
 			(rsel.rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_PREAMBLE2)) ?