diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
index e81ef4e8cb32..ebd5b69f562e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ void debugfs_hw_add(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	if (!phyd)
 		return;
 
-	local->debugfs.stations = debugfs_create_dir("stations", phyd);
 	local->debugfs.keys = debugfs_create_dir("keys", phyd);
 
 	DEBUGFS_ADD(frequency);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
index 20b2998fa0ed..3e12430591b7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
@@ -409,6 +409,9 @@ void ieee80211_debugfs_add_netdev(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	sprintf(buf, "netdev:%s", sdata->name);
 	sdata->debugfs.dir = debugfs_create_dir(buf,
 		sdata->local->hw.wiphy->debugfsdir);
+	if (sdata->debugfs.dir)
+		sdata->debugfs.subdir_stations = debugfs_create_dir("stations",
+			sdata->debugfs.dir);
 	add_files(sdata);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c
index 76839d4dfaac..6b7ff9fb4604 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs_sta.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ STA_OPS(ht_capa);
 
 void ieee80211_sta_debugfs_add(struct sta_info *sta)
 {
-	struct dentry *stations_dir = sta->local->debugfs.stations;
+	struct dentry *stations_dir = sta->sdata->debugfs.subdir_stations;
 	u8 mac[3*ETH_ALEN];
 
 	sta->debugfs.add_has_run = true;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 78a8d9208cec..40f747273389 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ struct ieee80211_sub_if_data {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 	struct {
 		struct dentry *dir;
+		struct dentry *subdir_stations;
 		struct dentry *default_key;
 		struct dentry *default_mgmt_key;
 	} debugfs;
@@ -899,7 +900,6 @@ struct ieee80211_local {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 	struct local_debugfsdentries {
 		struct dentry *rcdir;
-		struct dentry *stations;
 		struct dentry *keys;
 	} debugfs;
 #endif