diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 919c6128d..a137ba293 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -11506,6 +11506,10 @@ static int nl80211_configure_data_frame_filters(void *priv, u32 filter_flags)
 	char path[128];
 	int ret;
 
+	/* P2P-Device has no netdev that can (or should) be configured here */
+	if (nl80211_get_ifmode(bss) == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE)
+		return 0;
+
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Data frame filter flags=0x%x",
 		   filter_flags);