diff --git a/net/wireless/sme.c b/net/wireless/sme.c
index af91192eedf5..8a7dcbf90602 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sme.c
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ void __cfg80211_connect_result(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *bssid,
 		wdev->conn = NULL;
 		kfree(wdev->connect_keys);
 		wdev->connect_keys = NULL;
+		wdev->ssid_len = 0;
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -566,6 +567,7 @@ void __cfg80211_disconnected(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *ie,
 
 	wdev->current_bss = NULL;
 	wdev->sme_state = CFG80211_SME_IDLE;
+	wdev->ssid_len = 0;
 
 	if (wdev->conn) {
 		kfree(wdev->conn->ie);
@@ -721,6 +723,7 @@ int __cfg80211_connect(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 			wdev->conn = NULL;
 			wdev->sme_state = CFG80211_SME_IDLE;
 			wdev->connect_keys = NULL;
+			wdev->ssid_len = 0;
 		}
 
 		return err;
@@ -785,6 +788,7 @@ int __cfg80211_disconnect(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 			wdev->sme_state = CFG80211_SME_IDLE;
 			kfree(wdev->conn);
 			wdev->conn = NULL;
+			wdev->ssid_len = 0;
 			return 0;
 		}