diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 1acccc5658b53973184416e2a2161eb995e8d071..8e07564735279dabdb8fe337aedf6fad804b9320 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -1655,6 +1655,7 @@ static int mwifiex_cfg80211_stop_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev)
 		wiphy_err(wiphy, "Failed to delete mgmt IEs!\n");
 
 	priv->ap_11n_enabled = 0;
+	memset(&priv->bss_cfg, 0, sizeof(priv->bss_cfg));
 
 	if (mwifiex_send_cmd(priv, HostCmd_CMD_UAP_BSS_STOP,
 			     HostCmd_ACT_GEN_SET, 0, NULL, true)) {
@@ -1782,6 +1783,7 @@ static int mwifiex_cfg80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	memcpy(&priv->bss_cfg, bss_cfg, sizeof(priv->bss_cfg));
 	kfree(bss_cfg);
 
 	if (mwifiex_send_cmd(priv, HostCmd_CMD_UAP_BSS_START,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
index 9e839cd64505037d67438a020609dc9c5f9af174..673252a32cd9c4dcb12a3fe3a1429c754f001dac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ struct mwifiex_private {
 	unsigned long csa_expire_time;
 	u8 del_list_idx;
 	bool hs2_enabled;
+	struct mwifiex_uap_bss_param bss_cfg;
 	struct station_parameters *sta_params;
 	struct sk_buff_head tdls_txq;
 	u8 check_tdls_tx;