--- /dev/null
+--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
++++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_bss_info(struct
+ struct sta_info *ieee80211_ibss_add_sta(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+ u8 *bssid,u8 *addr, u32 supp_rates)
+ {
++ struct ieee80211_if_ibss *ifibss = &sdata->u.ibss;
+ struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
+ struct sta_info *sta;
+ int band = local->hw.conf.channel->band;
+@@ -397,6 +398,9 @@ struct sta_info *ieee80211_ibss_add_sta(
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
++ if (ifibss->state == IEEE80211_IBSS_MLME_SEARCH)
++ return NULL;
++
+ if (compare_ether_addr(bssid, sdata->u.ibss.bssid))
+ return NULL;
+