2 files changed, 2 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 4478760b7dc3..a00fd644370b 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -3680,10 +3680,6 @@ static int nl80211_connect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
         wiphy = &rdev->wiphy;
 
-        connect.bssid = NULL;
-        connect.channel = NULL;
-        connect.auth_type = NL80211_AUTHTYPE_OPEN_SYSTEM;
-
         if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC])
                 connect.bssid = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]);
         connect.ssid = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SSID]);
diff --git a/net/wireless/sme.c b/net/wireless/sme.c
index df9173f73604..79ca56cbfd36 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sme.c
@@ -295,9 +295,8 @@ void cfg80211_sme_rx_auth(struct net_device *dev,
                 wdev->conn->state = CFG80211_CONN_AUTHENTICATE_NEXT;
                 schedule_work(&rdev->conn_work);
         } else if (status_code != WLAN_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-                wdev->sme_state = CFG80211_SME_IDLE;
-                kfree(wdev->conn);
-                wdev->conn = NULL;
+                __cfg80211_connect_result(dev, mgmt->bssid, NULL, 0, NULL, 0,
+                                          status_code, false);
         } else if (wdev->sme_state == CFG80211_SME_CONNECTING &&
                  wdev->conn->state == CFG80211_CONN_AUTHENTICATING) {
                 wdev->conn->state = CFG80211_CONN_ASSOCIATE_NEXT;