diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index f6a6d78efcf0..55d79db985fc 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ struct ieee80211_if_managed {
 
 	unsigned int flags;
 
+	bool beacon_crc_valid;
 	u32 beacon_crc;
 
 	enum {
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 77913a15f537..c37086a12f51 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		directed_tim = ieee80211_check_tim(elems.tim, elems.tim_len,
 						   ifmgd->aid);
 
-	if (ncrc != ifmgd->beacon_crc) {
+	if (ncrc != ifmgd->beacon_crc || !ifmgd->beacon_crc_valid) {
 		ieee80211_rx_bss_info(sdata, mgmt, len, rx_status, &elems,
 				      true);
 
@@ -1670,9 +1670,10 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (ncrc == ifmgd->beacon_crc)
+	if (ncrc == ifmgd->beacon_crc && ifmgd->beacon_crc_valid)
 		return;
 	ifmgd->beacon_crc = ncrc;
+	ifmgd->beacon_crc_valid = true;
 
 	if (elems.erp_info && elems.erp_info_len >= 1) {
 		erp_valid = true;
@@ -2214,6 +2215,8 @@ int ieee80211_mgd_assoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	ifmgd->flags &= ~IEEE80211_STA_DISABLE_11N;
 	ifmgd->flags &= ~IEEE80211_STA_NULLFUNC_ACKED;
 
+	ifmgd->beacon_crc_valid = false;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < req->crypto.n_ciphers_pairwise; i++)
 		if (req->crypto.ciphers_pairwise[i] == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP40 ||
 		    req->crypto.ciphers_pairwise[i] == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP ||