diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
index 0ee421f30aa24..23e6422c2251b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
@@ -5611,7 +5611,8 @@ static bool brcmf_is_linkup(struct brcmf_cfg80211_vif *vif,
 	return false;
 }
 
-static bool brcmf_is_linkdown(const struct brcmf_event_msg *e)
+static bool brcmf_is_linkdown(struct brcmf_cfg80211_vif *vif,
+			    const struct brcmf_event_msg *e)
 {
 	u32 event = e->event_code;
 	u16 flags = e->flags;
@@ -5620,6 +5621,8 @@ static bool brcmf_is_linkdown(const struct brcmf_event_msg *e)
 	    (event == BRCMF_E_DISASSOC_IND) ||
 	    ((event == BRCMF_E_LINK) && (!(flags & BRCMF_EVENT_MSG_LINK)))) {
 		brcmf_dbg(CONN, "Processing link down\n");
+		clear_bit(BRCMF_VIF_STATUS_EAP_SUCCESS, &vif->sme_state);
+		clear_bit(BRCMF_VIF_STATUS_ASSOC_SUCCESS, &vif->sme_state);
 		return true;
 	}
 	return false;
@@ -6067,7 +6070,7 @@ brcmf_notify_connect_status(struct brcmf_if *ifp,
 		} else
 			brcmf_bss_connect_done(cfg, ndev, e, true);
 		brcmf_net_setcarrier(ifp, true);
-	} else if (brcmf_is_linkdown(e)) {
+	} else if (brcmf_is_linkdown(ifp->vif, e)) {
 		brcmf_dbg(CONN, "Linkdown\n");
 		if (!brcmf_is_ibssmode(ifp->vif) &&
 		    test_bit(BRCMF_VIF_STATUS_CONNECTED,