diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/time-sync.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/time-sync.h
index 2cfd0fb5e781..7bdbacb64078 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/time-sync.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/time-sync.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause */
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2022 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Intel Corporation
  */
 #ifndef __TIME_SYNC_H__
 #define __TIME_SYNC_H__
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ int iwl_mvm_time_sync_config(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, const u8 *addr,
 static inline
 bool iwl_mvm_time_sync_frame(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *addr)
 {
+	if (!mvm->time_sync.active)
+		return false;
+
 	if (ether_addr_equal(mvm->time_sync.peer_addr, addr) &&
 	    (ieee80211_is_timing_measurement(skb) || ieee80211_is_ftm(skb))) {
 		skb_queue_tail(&mvm->time_sync.frame_list, skb);