diff --git a/net/wireless/mlme.c b/net/wireless/mlme.c
index da64071ceb84..79d2eec54cec 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mlme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mlme.c
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ void cfg80211_send_rx_assoc(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf, size_t len)
 		WARN_ON(!bss);
 	}
 
+	if (!wdev->conn && wdev->sme_state == CFG80211_SME_IDLE) {
+		/*
+		 * This is for the userspace SME, the CONNECTING
+		 * state will be changed to CONNECTED by
+		 * __cfg80211_connect_result() below.
+		 */
+		wdev->sme_state = CFG80211_SME_CONNECTING;
+	}
+
 	/* this consumes one bss reference (unless bss is NULL) */
 	__cfg80211_connect_result(dev, mgmt->bssid, NULL, 0, ie, len - ieoffs,
 				  status_code,
diff --git a/net/wireless/sme.c b/net/wireless/sme.c
index 8e2ef54ea714..6fb6a704ca40 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sme.c
@@ -351,15 +351,13 @@ void __cfg80211_connect_result(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *bssid,
 	if (WARN_ON(wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION))
 		return;
 
-	if (wdev->sme_state == CFG80211_SME_CONNECTED)
-		nl80211_send_roamed(wiphy_to_dev(wdev->wiphy), dev,
+	if (WARN_ON(wdev->sme_state != CFG80211_SME_CONNECTING))
+		return;
+
+	nl80211_send_connect_result(wiphy_to_dev(wdev->wiphy), dev,
 				    bssid, req_ie, req_ie_len,
-				    resp_ie, resp_ie_len, GFP_KERNEL);
-	else
-		nl80211_send_connect_result(wiphy_to_dev(wdev->wiphy), dev,
-					    bssid, req_ie, req_ie_len,
-					    resp_ie, resp_ie_len,
-					    status, GFP_KERNEL);
+				    resp_ie, resp_ie_len,
+				    status, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
 	if (wextev) {
@@ -392,13 +390,6 @@ void __cfg80211_connect_result(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *bssid,
 		wdev->current_bss = NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (status == WLAN_STATUS_SUCCESS &&
-	    wdev->sme_state == CFG80211_SME_IDLE)
-		goto success;
-
-	if (wdev->sme_state != CFG80211_SME_CONNECTING)
-		return;
-
 	if (wdev->conn)
 		wdev->conn->state = CFG80211_CONN_IDLE;
 
@@ -412,7 +403,6 @@ void __cfg80211_connect_result(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *bssid,
 		return;
 	}
 
- success:
 	if (!bss)
 		bss = cfg80211_get_bss(wdev->wiphy, NULL, bssid,
 				       wdev->ssid, wdev->ssid_len,