diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/event.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/event.c
index 9f15ccaf8f05..5ec50a476a69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/event.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/event.c
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ static int wl1251_event_process(struct wl1251 *wl, struct event_mailbox *mbox)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (vector & SYNCHRONIZATION_TIMEOUT_EVENT_ID &&
-	    wl->station_mode != STATION_ACTIVE_MODE) {
+	if (vector & SYNCHRONIZATION_TIMEOUT_EVENT_ID) {
 		wl1251_debug(DEBUG_EVENT, "SYNCHRONIZATION_TIMEOUT_EVENT");
 
 		/* indicate to the stack, that beacons have been lost */