1 files changed, 6 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/common.c
index 6a692a534ffc..eaf249452e51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/common.c
@@ -5288,9 +5288,9 @@ il_mac_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
                 D_MAC80211("BSSID %pM\n", bss_conf->bssid);
 
                 /*
-                 * If there is currently a HW scan going on in the
-                 * background then we need to cancel it else the RXON
-                 * below/in post_associate will fail.
+                 * If there is currently a HW scan going on in the background,
+                 * then we need to cancel it, otherwise sometimes we are not
+                 * able to authenticate (FIXME: why ?)
                  */
                 if (il_scan_cancel_timeout(il, 100)) {
                         D_MAC80211("leave - scan abort failed\n");
@@ -5299,14 +5299,10 @@ il_mac_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
                 }
 
                 /* mac80211 only sets assoc when in STATION mode */
-                if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC || bss_conf->assoc) {
-                        memcpy(il->staging.bssid_addr, bss_conf->bssid,
-                               ETH_ALEN);
+                memcpy(il->staging.bssid_addr, bss_conf->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
 
-                        /* currently needed in a few places */
-                        memcpy(il->bssid, bss_conf->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
-                } else
-                        il->staging.filter_flags &= ~RXON_FILTER_ASSOC_MSK;
+                /* FIXME: currently needed in a few places */
+                memcpy(il->bssid, bss_conf->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
         }
 
         /*