diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 387fe70ab126..853cfa71b96a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -2521,6 +2521,34 @@ static void ieee80211_destroy_auth_data(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	sdata->u.mgd.auth_data = NULL;
 }
 
+static void ieee80211_destroy_assoc_data(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+					 bool assoc)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_mgd_assoc_data *assoc_data = sdata->u.mgd.assoc_data;
+
+	sdata_assert_lock(sdata);
+
+	if (!assoc) {
+		/*
+		 * we are not associated yet, the only timer that could be
+		 * running is the timeout for the association response which
+		 * which is not relevant anymore.
+		 */
+		del_timer_sync(&sdata->u.mgd.timer);
+		sta_info_destroy_addr(sdata, assoc_data->bss->bssid);
+
+		eth_zero_addr(sdata->u.mgd.bssid);
+		ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_BSSID);
+		sdata->u.mgd.flags = 0;
+		mutex_lock(&sdata->local->mtx);
+		ieee80211_vif_release_channel(sdata);
+		mutex_unlock(&sdata->local->mtx);
+	}
+
+	kfree(assoc_data);
+	sdata->u.mgd.assoc_data = NULL;
+}
+
 static void ieee80211_auth_challenge(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 				     struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt, size_t len)
 {
@@ -2713,28 +2741,42 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_deauth(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 				     struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt, size_t len)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd;
-	const u8 *bssid = NULL;
-	u16 reason_code;
+	u16 reason_code = le16_to_cpu(mgmt->u.deauth.reason_code);
 
 	sdata_assert_lock(sdata);
 
 	if (len < 24 + 2)
 		return;
 
-	if (!ifmgd->associated ||
-	    !ether_addr_equal(mgmt->bssid, ifmgd->associated->bssid))
-		return;
+	if (ifmgd->associated &&
+	    ether_addr_equal(mgmt->bssid, ifmgd->associated->bssid)) {
+		const u8 *bssid = ifmgd->associated->bssid;
 
-	bssid = ifmgd->associated->bssid;
+		sdata_info(sdata, "deauthenticated from %pM (Reason: %u=%s)\n",
+			   bssid, reason_code,
+			   ieee80211_get_reason_code_string(reason_code));
 
-	reason_code = le16_to_cpu(mgmt->u.deauth.reason_code);
+		ieee80211_set_disassoc(sdata, 0, 0, false, NULL);
 
-	sdata_info(sdata, "deauthenticated from %pM (Reason: %u=%s)\n",
-		   bssid, reason_code, ieee80211_get_reason_code_string(reason_code));
+		ieee80211_report_disconnect(sdata, (u8 *)mgmt, len, false,
+					    reason_code);
+		return;
+	}
 
-	ieee80211_set_disassoc(sdata, 0, 0, false, NULL);
+	if (ifmgd->assoc_data &&
+	    ether_addr_equal(mgmt->bssid, ifmgd->assoc_data->bss->bssid)) {
+		const u8 *bssid = ifmgd->assoc_data->bss->bssid;
 
-	ieee80211_report_disconnect(sdata, (u8 *)mgmt, len, false, reason_code);
+		sdata_info(sdata,
+			   "deauthenticated from %pM while associating (Reason: %u=%s)\n",
+			   bssid, reason_code,
+			   ieee80211_get_reason_code_string(reason_code));
+
+		ieee80211_destroy_assoc_data(sdata, false);
+
+		cfg80211_rx_mlme_mgmt(sdata->dev, (u8 *)mgmt, len);
+		return;
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -2814,34 +2856,6 @@ static void ieee80211_get_rates(struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 	}
 }
 
-static void ieee80211_destroy_assoc_data(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-					 bool assoc)
-{
-	struct ieee80211_mgd_assoc_data *assoc_data = sdata->u.mgd.assoc_data;
-
-	sdata_assert_lock(sdata);
-
-	if (!assoc) {
-		/*
-		 * we are not associated yet, the only timer that could be
-		 * running is the timeout for the association response which
-		 * which is not relevant anymore.
-		 */
-		del_timer_sync(&sdata->u.mgd.timer);
-		sta_info_destroy_addr(sdata, assoc_data->bss->bssid);
-
-		eth_zero_addr(sdata->u.mgd.bssid);
-		ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_BSSID);
-		sdata->u.mgd.flags = 0;
-		mutex_lock(&sdata->local->mtx);
-		ieee80211_vif_release_channel(sdata);
-		mutex_unlock(&sdata->local->mtx);
-	}
-
-	kfree(assoc_data);
-	sdata->u.mgd.assoc_data = NULL;
-}
-
 static bool ieee80211_assoc_success(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 				    struct cfg80211_bss *cbss,
 				    struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt, size_t len)