diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cfg.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cfg.c
index 3fa1ecebadfd33e3d15e63e1f79de46d851a7ab3..2fa879b015b6817d24e558395c0f74ef638cbc96 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cfg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cfg.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static const u32 cipher_suites[] = {
  * Convert NL80211's auth_type to the one from Libertas, see chapter 5.9.1
  * in the firmware spec
  */
-static u8 lbs_auth_to_authtype(enum nl80211_auth_type auth_type)
+static int lbs_auth_to_authtype(enum nl80211_auth_type auth_type)
 {
 	int ret = -ENOTSUPP;
 
@@ -1411,7 +1411,12 @@ static int lbs_cfg_connect(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	lbs_set_authtype(priv, sme);
+	ret = lbs_set_authtype(priv, sme);
+	if (ret == -ENOTSUPP) {
+		wiphy_err(wiphy, "unsupported authtype 0x%x\n", sme->auth_type);
+		goto done;
+	}
+
 	lbs_set_radio(priv, preamble, 1);
 
 	/* Do the actual association */