diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/cfg80211.c
index 703edb30c269a23bc706ac4306c9cc40edd4da35..ca75d07831a975bae968c235126b6f6133c0e999 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/cfg80211.c
@@ -627,6 +627,13 @@ static int iwm_cfg80211_connect(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 		iwm->default_key = sme->key_idx;
 	}
 
+	/* WPA and open AUTH type from wpa_s means WPS (a.k.a. WSC) */
+	if ((iwm->umac_profile->sec.flags &
+	     (UMAC_SEC_FLG_WPA_ON_MSK | UMAC_SEC_FLG_RSNA_ON_MSK)) &&
+	    iwm->umac_profile->sec.auth_type == UMAC_AUTH_TYPE_OPEN) {
+			iwm->umac_profile->sec.flags = UMAC_SEC_FLG_WSC_ON_MSK;
+	}
+
 	ret = iwm_send_mlme_profile(iwm);
 
 	if (iwm->umac_profile->sec.auth_type != UMAC_AUTH_TYPE_LEGACY_PSK ||
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/commands.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/commands.h
index e24d5b6339977fd70933806d0c03223d01aa1fa3..4e183be1f26272cfe526781b50d199855619abe9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/commands.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/commands.h
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ struct iwm_umac_cmd_scan_request {
 /* iwm_umac_security.flag is WSC mode on -- bits [2:2] */
 #define UMAC_SEC_FLG_WSC_ON_POS		2
 #define UMAC_SEC_FLG_WSC_ON_SEED	1
+#define UMAC_SEC_FLG_WSC_ON_MSK         (UMAC_SEC_FLG_WSC_ON_SEED << \
+					 UMAC_SEC_FLG_WSC_ON_POS)
+
 
 /* Legacy profile can use only WEP40 and WEP104 for encryption and
  * OPEN or PSK for authentication */