1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
index b488e1859b18..fa94ca15ba95 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
@@ -523,6 +523,13 @@ void mesh_neighbour_update(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
             sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.auto_open_plinks &&
             rssi_threshold_check(sdata, sta))
                 changed = mesh_plink_open(sta);
+        else if (sta->plink_state == NL80211_PLINK_LISTEN &&
+                 (sdata->u.mesh.user_mpm ||
+                  sdata->u.mesh.security & IEEE80211_MESH_SEC_AUTHED))
+                cfg80211_notify_new_peer_candidate(sdata->dev, hw_addr,
+                                                   elems->ie_start,
+                                                   elems->total_len,
+                                                   GFP_ATOMIC);
 
         ieee80211_mps_frame_release(sta, elems);
 out: