diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index 4365e853f4b4a349826a81afc3c727d478214657..5fa1da1f59c9303469609932eeaa2ac36b733b06 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -2252,11 +2252,6 @@ int iwl_mac_beacon_update(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	if (priv->iw_mode != NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) {
-		IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(priv, "leave - not IBSS\n");
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 
 	if (priv->ibss_beacon)