1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index a46e490f20dd..a8c2130c8ba4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -3321,10 +3321,6 @@ static int ieee80211_probe_auth(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
         if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!auth_data))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_REPORTS_TX_ACK_STATUS)
-                tx_flags = IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS |
-                           IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_MLME_CONN_TX;
-
         auth_data->tries++;
 
         if (auth_data->tries > IEEE80211_AUTH_MAX_TRIES) {
@@ -3358,6 +3354,10 @@ static int ieee80211_probe_auth(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
                         auth_data->expected_transaction = trans;
                 }
 
+                if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_REPORTS_TX_ACK_STATUS)
+                        tx_flags = IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS |
+                                   IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_MLME_CONN_TX;
+
                 ieee80211_send_auth(sdata, trans, auth_data->algorithm, status,
                                     auth_data->data, auth_data->data_len,
                                     auth_data->bss->bssid,
@@ -3381,12 +3381,12 @@ static int ieee80211_probe_auth(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
                  * will not answer to direct packet in unassociated state.
                  */
                 ieee80211_send_probe_req(sdata, NULL, ssidie + 2, ssidie[1],
-                                         NULL, 0, (u32) -1, true, tx_flags,
+                                         NULL, 0, (u32) -1, true, 0,
                                          auth_data->bss->channel, false);
                 rcu_read_unlock();
         }
 
-        if (!(local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_REPORTS_TX_ACK_STATUS)) {
+        if (tx_flags == 0) {
                 auth_data->timeout = jiffies + IEEE80211_AUTH_TIMEOUT;
                 ifmgd->auth_data->timeout_started = true;
                 run_again(ifmgd, auth_data->timeout);