diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index 2a33d8bc886b3abf1a843a7492b21f0b19d622cd..68b321997d4cbe6dbe764f9b20b191135f9aed3f 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ int cfg80211_mgd_wext_connect(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 			      struct wireless_dev *wdev);
 
 void cfg80211_conn_work(struct work_struct *work);
+void cfg80211_sme_failed_assoc(struct wireless_dev *wdev);
 bool cfg80211_sme_failed_reassoc(struct wireless_dev *wdev);
 
 /* internal helpers */
diff --git a/net/wireless/mlme.c b/net/wireless/mlme.c
index 79d2eec54cec84a75bf26a7bdfc628988dbea822..0a6b7a0eca6bf2be42b3e9440a78ad766ec5bb97 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mlme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mlme.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ void cfg80211_send_rx_assoc(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf, size_t len)
 	u8 *ie = mgmt->u.assoc_resp.variable;
 	int i, ieoffs = offsetof(struct ieee80211_mgmt, u.assoc_resp.variable);
 	struct cfg80211_internal_bss *bss = NULL;
+	bool need_connect_result = true;
 
 	wdev_lock(wdev);
 
@@ -94,6 +95,14 @@ void cfg80211_send_rx_assoc(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf, size_t len)
 		}
 
 		WARN_ON(!bss);
+	} else if (wdev->conn) {
+		cfg80211_sme_failed_assoc(wdev);
+		need_connect_result = false;
+		/*
+		 * do not call connect_result() now because the
+		 * sme will schedule work that does it later.
+		 */
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (!wdev->conn && wdev->sme_state == CFG80211_SME_IDLE) {
diff --git a/net/wireless/sme.c b/net/wireless/sme.c
index 93c3ed329204f034c18a1ec08b9d54bb75364abe..ece378d531ef98b69122068d1a9f0fc746f83356 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sme.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct cfg80211_conn {
 		CFG80211_CONN_AUTHENTICATING,
 		CFG80211_CONN_ASSOCIATE_NEXT,
 		CFG80211_CONN_ASSOCIATING,
+		CFG80211_CONN_DEAUTH_ASSOC_FAIL,
 	} state;
 	u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN], prev_bssid[ETH_ALEN];
 	u8 *ie;
@@ -148,6 +149,12 @@ static int cfg80211_conn_do_work(struct wireless_dev *wdev)
 					       NULL, 0,
 					       WLAN_REASON_DEAUTH_LEAVING);
 		return err;
+	case CFG80211_CONN_DEAUTH_ASSOC_FAIL:
+		__cfg80211_mlme_deauth(rdev, wdev->netdev, params->bssid,
+				       NULL, 0,
+				       WLAN_REASON_DEAUTH_LEAVING);
+		/* return an error so that we call __cfg80211_connect_result() */
+		return -EINVAL;
 	default:
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -158,6 +165,7 @@ void cfg80211_conn_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev =
 		container_of(work, struct cfg80211_registered_device, conn_work);
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev;
+	u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN];
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 	cfg80211_lock_rdev(rdev);
@@ -173,10 +181,10 @@ void cfg80211_conn_work(struct work_struct *work)
 			wdev_unlock(wdev);
 			continue;
 		}
+		memcpy(bssid, wdev->conn->params.bssid, ETH_ALEN);
 		if (cfg80211_conn_do_work(wdev))
 			__cfg80211_connect_result(
-					wdev->netdev,
-					wdev->conn->params.bssid,
+					wdev->netdev, bssid,
 					NULL, 0, NULL, 0,
 					WLAN_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE,
 					false, NULL);
@@ -337,6 +345,15 @@ bool cfg80211_sme_failed_reassoc(struct wireless_dev *wdev)
 	return true;
 }
 
+void cfg80211_sme_failed_assoc(struct wireless_dev *wdev)
+{
+	struct wiphy *wiphy = wdev->wiphy;
+	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wiphy);
+
+	wdev->conn->state = CFG80211_CONN_DEAUTH_ASSOC_FAIL;
+	schedule_work(&rdev->conn_work);
+}
+
 void __cfg80211_connect_result(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *bssid,
 			       const u8 *req_ie, size_t req_ie_len,
 			       const u8 *resp_ie, size_t resp_ie_len,