diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 13294cc20a9b..6dfc61a9acd4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -3143,7 +3143,8 @@ static int ieee80211_get_tx_power(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_WDEV_TO_SUB_IF(wdev);
 
-	if (local->ops->get_txpower)
+	if (local->ops->get_txpower &&
+	    (sdata->flags & IEEE80211_SDATA_IN_DRIVER))
 		return drv_get_txpower(local, sdata, dbm);
 
 	if (local->emulate_chanctx)