diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_event.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_event.c
index 8b057524b252e535307644ddaa98e12df75a35cd..8c351f71f72f9f6f6a17650198ba805bf7c1f5cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_event.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_event.c
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ mwifiex_reset_connect_state(struct mwifiex_private *priv, u16 reason_code)
 	dev_dbg(adapter->dev,
 		"info: successfully disconnected from %pM: reason code %d\n",
 		priv->cfg_bssid, reason_code);
-	if (priv->bss_mode == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) {
+	if (priv->bss_mode == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION ||
+	    priv->bss_mode == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT) {
 		cfg80211_disconnected(priv->netdev, reason_code, NULL, 0,
 				      GFP_KERNEL);
 	}