diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
index 053e4807e3da..3d2697cdd401 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
@@ -995,7 +995,8 @@ ieee80211_ioctl_get80211(struct ieee80211vap *vap, u_long cmd,
 			ireq->i_val = vap->iv_ampdu_limit;
 		break;
 	case IEEE80211_IOC_AMPDU_DENSITY:
-		if (vap->iv_state == IEEE80211_S_RUN)
+		if (vap->iv_opmode == IEEE80211_M_STA &&
+		    vap->iv_state == IEEE80211_S_RUN)
 			ireq->i_val = MS(vap->iv_bss->ni_htparam,
 			    IEEE80211_HTCAP_MPDUDENSITY);
 		else