diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
index 5241929877ec73c186770ba1dbc55678702b34f0..d6d02ec89cc772bda1f9d584e1309de8c5987c32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
@@ -431,7 +431,8 @@ static int ath6kl_cfg80211_connect(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 		status = ath6kl_set_assoc_req_ies(vif, sme->ie, sme->ie_len);
 		if (status)
 			return status;
-	}
+	} else
+		ar->connect_ctrl_flags &= ~CONNECT_WPS_FLAG;
 
 	if (test_bit(CONNECTED, &vif->flags) &&
 	    vif->ssid_len == sme->ssid_len &&