int wl1271_cmd_build_null_data(struct wl1271 *wl)
 {
-       struct sk_buff *skb;
-       int ret = 0;
+       struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
+       int size;
+       void *ptr;
+       int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
-       skb = ieee80211_nullfunc_get(wl->hw, wl->vif);
-       if (!skb)
-               goto out;
 
-       ret = wl1271_cmd_template_set(wl, CMD_TEMPL_NULL_DATA, skb->data,
-                                     skb->len);
+       if (wl->bss_type == BSS_TYPE_IBSS) {
+               size = sizeof(struct wl12xx_null_data_template);
+               ptr = NULL;
+       } else {
+               skb = ieee80211_nullfunc_get(wl->hw, wl->vif);
+               if (!skb)
+                       goto out;
+               size = skb->len;
+               ptr = skb->data;
+       }
+
+       ret = wl1271_cmd_template_set(wl, CMD_TEMPL_NULL_DATA, ptr, size);
 
 out:
        dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+       if (ret)
+               wl1271_warning("cmd buld null data failed %d", ret);
+
        return ret;
 
 }
 
             */
            memcmp(wl->bssid, bss_conf->bssid, ETH_ALEN)) {
                        memcpy(wl->bssid, bss_conf->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+
                        ret = wl1271_cmd_build_null_data(wl);
-                       if (ret < 0) {
-                               wl1271_warning("cmd buld null data failed %d",
-                                              ret);
+                       if (ret < 0)
                                goto out_sleep;
-                       }
 
                        /* filter out all packets not from this BSSID */
                        wl1271_configure_filters(wl, 0);