diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.c b/src/ap/hostapd.c
index 42e82cdec..f0955863e 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.c
@@ -2235,12 +2235,6 @@ void hostapd_interface_deinit(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
 
 	hostapd_set_state(iface, HAPD_IFACE_DISABLED);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211N
-#ifdef NEED_AP_MLME
-	hostapd_stop_setup_timers(iface);
-	eloop_cancel_timeout(ap_ht2040_timeout, iface, NULL);
-#endif /* NEED_AP_MLME */
-#endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211N */
 	eloop_cancel_timeout(channel_list_update_timeout, iface, NULL);
 	iface->wait_channel_update = 0;
 
@@ -2256,6 +2250,13 @@ void hostapd_interface_deinit(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
 			break;
 		hostapd_bss_deinit(iface->bss[j]);
 	}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211N
+#ifdef NEED_AP_MLME
+	hostapd_stop_setup_timers(iface);
+	eloop_cancel_timeout(ap_ht2040_timeout, iface, NULL);
+#endif /* NEED_AP_MLME */
+#endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211N */
 }