diff --git a/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c b/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
index bd4ee19..7c13002 100644
--- a/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
+++ b/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
@@ -512,9 +512,7 @@ struct	sta_info *rtw_alloc_stainfo(struct	sta_priv *pstapriv, const u8 *hwaddr)
 
 	/* _enter_critical_bh(&(pfree_sta_queue->lock), &irqL); */
 	_enter_critical_bh(&(pstapriv->sta_hash_lock), &irqL2);
-	if (_rtw_queue_empty(pfree_sta_queue) == _TRUE) {
-		/* _exit_critical_bh(&(pfree_sta_queue->lock), &irqL); */
-		_exit_critical_bh(&(pstapriv->sta_hash_lock), &irqL2);
+	if (!pstapriv->padapter->pnetdev || _rtw_queue_empty(pfree_sta_queue) == _TRUE) {
 		psta = NULL;
 	} else {
 		psta = LIST_CONTAINOR(get_next(&pfree_sta_queue->queue), struct sta_info, list);