--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
@@ -4215,7 +4215,8 @@ static void ath11k_mgmt_over_wmi_tx_work
 		}
 
 		arvif = ath11k_vif_to_arvif(info->control.vif);
-		if (ar->allocated_vdev_map & (1LL << arvif->vdev_id)) {
+		if ((ar->allocated_vdev_map & (1LL << arvif->vdev_id)) &&
+		    arvif->is_started) {
 			ret = ath11k_mac_mgmt_tx_wmi(ar, arvif, skb);
 			if (ret) {
 				ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to tx mgmt frame, vdev_id %d :%d\n",
@@ -4226,8 +4227,8 @@ static void ath11k_mgmt_over_wmi_tx_work
 			}
 		} else {
 			ath11k_warn(ar->ab,
-				    "dropping mgmt frame for deleted vdev %d, flags 0x%x\n",
-				    arvif->vdev_id, info->control.flags);
+				    "dropping mgmt frame for vdev %d, flags 0x%x is_started %d\n",
+				    arvif->vdev_id, info->control.flags, arvif->is_started);
 			ieee80211_free_txskb(ar->hw, skb);
 		}
 	}