diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 5e6cf2cee965..5836ddeac9e3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -1756,7 +1756,8 @@ int ieee80211_if_add(struct ieee80211_local *local, const char *name,
 
 		if (local->ops->wake_tx_queue &&
 		    type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN &&
-		    type != NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+		    (type != NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR ||
+		     (params->flags & MONITOR_FLAG_ACTIVE)))
 			txq_size += sizeof(struct txq_info) +
 				    local->hw.txq_data_size;