diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c
index a7c1afeba55c8c..8cc94444c9d3c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c
@@ -1095,10 +1095,10 @@ static void brcmf_link_down(struct brcmf_cfg80211_vif *vif)
 					     BRCMF_C_DISASSOC, NULL, 0);
 		if (err) {
 			brcmf_err("WLC_DISASSOC failed (%d)\n", err);
-			cfg80211_disconnected(vif->wdev.netdev, 0,
-					      NULL, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
 		}
 		clear_bit(BRCMF_VIF_STATUS_CONNECTED, &vif->sme_state);
+		cfg80211_disconnected(vif->wdev.netdev, 0, NULL, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+
 	}
 	clear_bit(BRCMF_VIF_STATUS_CONNECTING, &vif->sme_state);
 	clear_bit(BRCMF_SCAN_STATUS_SUPPRESS, &cfg->scan_status);
@@ -1758,6 +1758,7 @@ brcmf_cfg80211_disconnect(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *ndev,
 		return -EIO;
 
 	clear_bit(BRCMF_VIF_STATUS_CONNECTED, &ifp->vif->sme_state);
+	cfg80211_disconnected(ndev, reason_code, NULL, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	memcpy(&scbval.ea, &profile->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
 	scbval.val = cpu_to_le32(reason_code);