struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
 {
        struct iwl_mvm *mvm = IWL_MAC80211_GET_MVM(hw);
-       struct iwl_mvm_vif *mvmvif = iwl_mvm_vif_from_mac80211(vif);
        struct iwl_mvm_sta *mvm_sta = iwl_mvm_sta_from_mac80211(sta);
 
        /*
                rcu_assign_pointer(mvm->fw_id_to_mac_id[mvm_sta->sta_id],
                                   ERR_PTR(-ENOENT));
 
-       if (mvm_sta->vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
-               mvmvif->ap_assoc_sta_count--;
-               iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_changed(mvm, vif, false, NULL);
-       }
-
        mutex_unlock(&mvm->mutex);
 }
 
                ret = 0;
        } else if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTH &&
                   new_state == IEEE80211_STA_ASSOC) {
+               if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
+                       mvmvif->ap_assoc_sta_count++;
+                       iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_changed(mvm, vif, false, NULL);
+               }
                ret = iwl_mvm_update_sta(mvm, vif, sta);
                if (ret == 0)
                        iwl_mvm_rs_rate_init(mvm, sta,
                ret = 0;
        } else if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_ASSOC &&
                   new_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTH) {
+               if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
+                       mvmvif->ap_assoc_sta_count--;
+                       iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_changed(mvm, vif, false, NULL);
+               }
                ret = 0;
        } else if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTH &&
                   new_state == IEEE80211_STA_NONE) {
 
        if (sta_id == IWL_MVM_STATION_COUNT)
                return -ENOSPC;
 
-       if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
-               mvmvif->ap_assoc_sta_count++;
-               iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_changed(mvm, vif, false, NULL);
-       }
-
        spin_lock_init(&mvm_sta->lock);
 
        mvm_sta->sta_id = sta_id;