diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index d962ac988..ed9681cb9 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -601,6 +601,14 @@ static void wpa_driver_nl80211_event_rtm_newlink(void *ctx,
 		   (ifi->ifi_flags & IFF_DORMANT) ? "[DORMANT]" : "");
 
 	if (!drv->if_disabled && !(ifi->ifi_flags & IFF_UP)) {
+		char namebuf[IFNAMSIZ];
+		if (if_indextoname(ifi->ifi_index, namebuf) &&
+		    linux_iface_up(drv->global->ioctl_sock,
+				   drv->first_bss.ifname) > 0) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Ignore interface down "
+				   "event since interface %s is up", namebuf);
+			return;
+		}
 		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Interface down");
 		if (drv->ignore_if_down_event) {
 			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Ignore interface down "
diff --git a/src/drivers/linux_ioctl.c b/src/drivers/linux_ioctl.c
index 3f7ee291d..d7501cf04 100644
--- a/src/drivers/linux_ioctl.c
+++ b/src/drivers/linux_ioctl.c
@@ -60,6 +60,28 @@ int linux_set_iface_flags(int sock, const char *ifname, int dev_up)
 }
 
 
+int linux_iface_up(int sock, const char *ifname)
+{
+	struct ifreq ifr;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (sock < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	os_memset(&ifr, 0, sizeof(ifr));
+	os_strlcpy(ifr.ifr_name, ifname, IFNAMSIZ);
+
+	if (ioctl(sock, SIOCGIFFLAGS, &ifr) != 0) {
+		ret = errno ? -errno : -999;
+		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Could not read interface %s flags: %s",
+			   ifname, strerror(errno));
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return !!(ifr.ifr_flags & IFF_UP);
+}
+
+
 int linux_get_ifhwaddr(int sock, const char *ifname, u8 *addr)
 {
 	struct ifreq ifr;
diff --git a/src/drivers/linux_ioctl.h b/src/drivers/linux_ioctl.h
index a5557383d..e0bf673bc 100644
--- a/src/drivers/linux_ioctl.h
+++ b/src/drivers/linux_ioctl.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #define LINUX_IOCTL_H
 
 int linux_set_iface_flags(int sock, const char *ifname, int dev_up);
+int linux_iface_up(int sock, const char *ifname);
 int linux_get_ifhwaddr(int sock, const char *ifname, u8 *addr);
 int linux_set_ifhwaddr(int sock, const char *ifname, const u8 *addr);
 int linux_br_add(int sock, const char *brname);