--- /dev/null
+--- a/src/ap/ieee802_11.c
++++ b/src/ap/ieee802_11.c
+@@ -1629,13 +1629,6 @@ static void handle_assoc_cb(struct hosta
+ int new_assoc = 1;
+ struct ieee80211_ht_capabilities ht_cap;
+
+- if (!ok) {
+- hostapd_logger(hapd, mgmt->da, HOSTAPD_MODULE_IEEE80211,
+- HOSTAPD_LEVEL_DEBUG,
+- "did not acknowledge association response");
+- return;
+- }
+-
+ if (len < IEEE80211_HDRLEN + (reassoc ? sizeof(mgmt->u.reassoc_resp) :
+ sizeof(mgmt->u.assoc_resp))) {
+ printf("handle_assoc_cb(reassoc=%d) - too short payload "
+@@ -1643,11 +1636,6 @@ static void handle_assoc_cb(struct hosta
+ return;
+ }
+
+- if (reassoc)
+- status = le_to_host16(mgmt->u.reassoc_resp.status_code);
+- else
+- status = le_to_host16(mgmt->u.assoc_resp.status_code);
+-
+ sta = ap_get_sta(hapd, mgmt->da);
+ if (!sta) {
+ printf("handle_assoc_cb: STA " MACSTR " not found\n",
+@@ -1655,6 +1643,19 @@ static void handle_assoc_cb(struct hosta
+ return;
+ }
+
++ if (!ok) {
++ hostapd_logger(hapd, mgmt->da, HOSTAPD_MODULE_IEEE80211,
++ HOSTAPD_LEVEL_DEBUG,
++ "did not acknowledge association response");
++ sta->flags &= ~WLAN_STA_ASSOC_REQ_OK;
++ return;
++ }
++
++ if (reassoc)
++ status = le_to_host16(mgmt->u.reassoc_resp.status_code);
++ else
++ status = le_to_host16(mgmt->u.assoc_resp.status_code);
++
+ if (status != WLAN_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+ goto fail;
+