diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_output.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_output.c
index bb20201bf32..c3c1f51f7c0 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_output.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_output.c
@@ -1398,6 +1398,7 @@ ieee80211_beacon_alloc(struct ieee80211com *ic, struct ieee80211_node *ni,
 	if (ic->ic_flags & IEEE80211_F_WME) {
 		bo->bo_wme = frm;
 		frm = ieee80211_add_wme_param(frm, &ic->ic_wme);
+		ic->ic_flags &= ~IEEE80211_F_WMEUPDATE;
 	}
 	if (ic->ic_flags & IEEE80211_F_WPA)
 		frm = ieee80211_add_wpa(frm, ic);