diff --git a/sys/dev/if_ndis/if_ndis.c b/sys/dev/if_ndis/if_ndis.c
index a3bda2c3b27f..dfff9e8aeef7 100644
--- a/sys/dev/if_ndis/if_ndis.c
+++ b/sys/dev/if_ndis/if_ndis.c
@@ -2083,7 +2083,8 @@ ndis_init(xsc)
 	NDIS_UNLOCK(sc);
 
 	/* XXX force handling */
-	ieee80211_start_all(ic);		/* start all vap's */
+	if (sc->ndis_80211)
+		ieee80211_start_all(ic);	/* start all vap's */
 }
 
 /*