diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_scan_sta.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_scan_sta.c
index a1d0c42324c8..2611a6a19900 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_scan_sta.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_scan_sta.c
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ match_bss(struct ieee80211vap *vap,
 		 */
 		if (se->se_capinfo & (IEEE80211_CAPINFO_IBSS|IEEE80211_CAPINFO_ESS))
 			fail |= MATCH_CAPINFO;
-		else if (&se->se_meshid == NULL)
+		else if (se->se_meshid[0] != IEEE80211_ELEMID_MESHID)
 			fail |= MATCH_MESH_NOID;
 		else if (ms->ms_idlen != 0 &&
 		    match_id(se->se_meshid, ms->ms_id, ms->ms_idlen))