diff --git a/hostapd/driver_nl80211.c b/hostapd/driver_nl80211.c
index 2fdfa57e8..887e0c666 100644
--- a/hostapd/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/hostapd/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ static int i802_flush(void *priv)
 		goto out;
 
 	genlmsg_put(msg, 0, 0, genl_family_get_id(drv->nl80211), 0,
-		    0, NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION, 0);
+		    0, NL80211_CMD_DEL_STATION, 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * XXX: FIX! this needs to flush all VLANs too