diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 3de1c39d03e5..150c0ee714c2 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -3063,6 +3063,32 @@ void cfg80211_roamed(struct net_device *dev,
 		     const u8 *req_ie, size_t req_ie_len,
 		     const u8 *resp_ie, size_t resp_ie_len, gfp_t gfp);
 
+/**
+ * cfg80211_roamed_bss - notify cfg80211 of roaming
+ *
+ * @dev: network device
+ * @bss: entry of bss to which STA got roamed
+ * @req_ie: association request IEs (maybe be %NULL)
+ * @req_ie_len: association request IEs length
+ * @resp_ie: association response IEs (may be %NULL)
+ * @resp_ie_len: assoc response IEs length
+ * @gfp: allocation flags
+ *
+ * This is just a wrapper to notify cfg80211 of roaming event with driver
+ * passing bss to avoid a race in timeout of the bss entry. It should be
+ * called by the underlying driver whenever it roamed from one AP to another
+ * while connected. Drivers which have roaming implemented in firmware
+ * may use this function to avoid a race in bss entry timeout where the bss
+ * entry of the new AP is seen in the driver, but gets timed out by the time
+ * it is accessed in __cfg80211_roamed() due to delay in scheduling
+ * rdev->event_work. In case of any failures, the reference is released
+ * either in cfg80211_roamed_bss() or in __cfg80211_romed(), Otherwise,
+ * it will be released while diconneting from the current bss.
+ */
+void cfg80211_roamed_bss(struct net_device *dev, struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
+			 const u8 *req_ie, size_t req_ie_len,
+			 const u8 *resp_ie, size_t resp_ie_len, gfp_t gfp);
+
 /**
  * cfg80211_disconnected - notify cfg80211 that connection was dropped
  *
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index fb08c28fc90a..43ad9c81efcf 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -249,12 +249,11 @@ struct cfg80211_event {
 			u16 status;
 		} cr;
 		struct {
-			struct ieee80211_channel *channel;
-			u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN];
 			const u8 *req_ie;
 			const u8 *resp_ie;
 			size_t req_ie_len;
 			size_t resp_ie_len;
+			struct cfg80211_bss *bss;
 		} rm;
 		struct {
 			const u8 *ie;
@@ -403,8 +402,7 @@ int cfg80211_disconnect(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 			struct net_device *dev, u16 reason,
 			bool wextev);
 void __cfg80211_roamed(struct wireless_dev *wdev,
-		       struct ieee80211_channel *channel,
-		       const u8 *bssid,
+		       struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 		       const u8 *req_ie, size_t req_ie_len,
 		       const u8 *resp_ie, size_t resp_ie_len);
 int cfg80211_mgd_wext_connect(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
diff --git a/net/wireless/sme.c b/net/wireless/sme.c
index f0c900ce2fb9..7b9ecaed96be 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sme.c
@@ -553,45 +553,35 @@ void cfg80211_connect_result(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *bssid,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_connect_result);
 
 void __cfg80211_roamed(struct wireless_dev *wdev,
-		       struct ieee80211_channel *channel,
-		       const u8 *bssid,
+		       struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 		       const u8 *req_ie, size_t req_ie_len,
 		       const u8 *resp_ie, size_t resp_ie_len)
 {
-	struct cfg80211_bss *bss;
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT
 	union iwreq_data wrqu;
 #endif
-
 	ASSERT_WDEV_LOCK(wdev);
 
 	if (WARN_ON(wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
 		    wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT))
-		return;
+		goto out;
 
 	if (wdev->sme_state != CFG80211_SME_CONNECTED)
-		return;
+		goto out;
 
 	/* internal error -- how did we get to CONNECTED w/o BSS? */
 	if (WARN_ON(!wdev->current_bss)) {
-		return;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	cfg80211_unhold_bss(wdev->current_bss);
 	cfg80211_put_bss(&wdev->current_bss->pub);
 	wdev->current_bss = NULL;
 
-	bss = cfg80211_get_bss(wdev->wiphy, channel, bssid,
-			       wdev->ssid, wdev->ssid_len,
-			       WLAN_CAPABILITY_ESS, WLAN_CAPABILITY_ESS);
-
-	if (WARN_ON(!bss))
-		return;
-
 	cfg80211_hold_bss(bss_from_pub(bss));
 	wdev->current_bss = bss_from_pub(bss);
 
-	nl80211_send_roamed(wiphy_to_dev(wdev->wiphy), wdev->netdev, bssid,
+	nl80211_send_roamed(wiphy_to_dev(wdev->wiphy), wdev->netdev, bss->bssid,
 			    req_ie, req_ie_len, resp_ie, resp_ie_len,
 			    GFP_KERNEL);
 
@@ -612,11 +602,15 @@ void __cfg80211_roamed(struct wireless_dev *wdev,
 
 	memset(&wrqu, 0, sizeof(wrqu));
 	wrqu.ap_addr.sa_family = ARPHRD_ETHER;
-	memcpy(wrqu.ap_addr.sa_data, bssid, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(wdev->wext.prev_bssid, bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+	memcpy(wrqu.ap_addr.sa_data, bss->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+	memcpy(wdev->wext.prev_bssid, bss->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
 	wdev->wext.prev_bssid_valid = true;
 	wireless_send_event(wdev->netdev, SIOCGIWAP, &wrqu, NULL);
 #endif
+
+	return;
+out:
+	cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
 }
 
 void cfg80211_roamed(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -624,6 +618,27 @@ void cfg80211_roamed(struct net_device *dev,
 		     const u8 *bssid,
 		     const u8 *req_ie, size_t req_ie_len,
 		     const u8 *resp_ie, size_t resp_ie_len, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
+	struct cfg80211_bss *bss;
+
+	CFG80211_DEV_WARN_ON(wdev->sme_state != CFG80211_SME_CONNECTED);
+
+	bss = cfg80211_get_bss(wdev->wiphy, channel, bssid, wdev->ssid,
+			       wdev->ssid_len, WLAN_CAPABILITY_ESS,
+			       WLAN_CAPABILITY_ESS);
+	if (WARN_ON(!bss))
+		return;
+
+	cfg80211_roamed_bss(dev, bss, req_ie, req_ie_len, resp_ie,
+			    resp_ie_len, gfp);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_roamed);
+
+void cfg80211_roamed_bss(struct net_device *dev,
+			 struct cfg80211_bss *bss, const u8 *req_ie,
+			 size_t req_ie_len, const u8 *resp_ie,
+			 size_t resp_ie_len, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wdev->wiphy);
@@ -632,26 +647,30 @@ void cfg80211_roamed(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	CFG80211_DEV_WARN_ON(wdev->sme_state != CFG80211_SME_CONNECTED);
 
-	ev = kzalloc(sizeof(*ev) + req_ie_len + resp_ie_len, gfp);
-	if (!ev)
+	if (WARN_ON(!bss))
 		return;
 
+	ev = kzalloc(sizeof(*ev) + req_ie_len + resp_ie_len, gfp);
+	if (!ev) {
+		cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	ev->type = EVENT_ROAMED;
-	ev->rm.channel = channel;
-	memcpy(ev->rm.bssid, bssid, ETH_ALEN);
 	ev->rm.req_ie = ((u8 *)ev) + sizeof(*ev);
 	ev->rm.req_ie_len = req_ie_len;
 	memcpy((void *)ev->rm.req_ie, req_ie, req_ie_len);
 	ev->rm.resp_ie = ((u8 *)ev) + sizeof(*ev) + req_ie_len;
 	ev->rm.resp_ie_len = resp_ie_len;
 	memcpy((void *)ev->rm.resp_ie, resp_ie, resp_ie_len);
+	ev->rm.bss = bss;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&wdev->event_lock, flags);
 	list_add_tail(&ev->list, &wdev->event_list);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wdev->event_lock, flags);
 	queue_work(cfg80211_wq, &rdev->event_work);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_roamed);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_roamed_bss);
 
 void __cfg80211_disconnected(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *ie,
 			     size_t ie_len, u16 reason, bool from_ap)
diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index 9c601d59b77a..e77df7585004 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -740,9 +740,9 @@ static void cfg80211_process_wdev_events(struct wireless_dev *wdev)
 				NULL);
 			break;
 		case EVENT_ROAMED:
-			__cfg80211_roamed(wdev, ev->rm.channel, ev->rm.bssid,
-					  ev->rm.req_ie, ev->rm.req_ie_len,
-					  ev->rm.resp_ie, ev->rm.resp_ie_len);
+			__cfg80211_roamed(wdev, ev->rm.bss, ev->rm.req_ie,
+					  ev->rm.req_ie_len, ev->rm.resp_ie,
+					  ev->rm.resp_ie_len);
 			break;
 		case EVENT_DISCONNECTED:
 			__cfg80211_disconnected(wdev->netdev,