diff --git a/src/netdev.c b/src/netdev.c
index 7a10bf0e..1f2aa51c 100644
--- a/src/netdev.c
+++ b/src/netdev.c
@@ -4427,9 +4427,10 @@ static int netdev_cqm_rssi_update(struct netdev *netdev)
 
 	if (!wiphy_has_ext_feature(netdev->wiphy,
 					NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_CQM_RSSI_LIST))
-		return 0;
-
-	msg = netdev_build_cmd_cqm_rssi_update(netdev, netdev->rssi_levels,
+		msg = netdev_build_cmd_cqm_rssi_update(netdev, NULL, 0);
+	else
+		msg = netdev_build_cmd_cqm_rssi_update(netdev,
+						netdev->rssi_levels,
 						netdev->rssi_levels_num);
 	if (!msg)
 		return -EINVAL;