diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ap.c b/wpa_supplicant/ap.c
index b133d0384..4f895f34c 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ap.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ap.c
@@ -214,6 +214,13 @@ static int wpa_supplicant_conf_ap(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	if (wpa_supplicant_conf_ap_ht(wpa_s, ssid, conf))
 		return -1;
 
+	if (ssid->pbss > 1) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Invalid pbss value(%d) for AP mode",
+			   ssid->pbss);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	bss->pbss = ssid->pbss;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACS
 	if (ssid->acs) {
 		/* Setting channel to 0 in order to enable ACS */
@@ -453,8 +460,6 @@ no_wps:
 			wpabuf_dup(wpa_s->conf->ap_vendor_elements);
 	}
 
-	bss->pbss = ssid->pbss;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/config.c b/wpa_supplicant/config.c
index c167f09b2..7ecc5b09d 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/config.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/config.c
@@ -2048,7 +2048,7 @@ static const struct parse_data ssid_fields[] = {
 	{ INT(update_identifier) },
 #endif /* CONFIG_HS20 */
 	{ INT_RANGE(mac_addr, 0, 2) },
-	{ INT_RANGE(pbss, 0, 1) },
+	{ INT_RANGE(pbss, 0, 2) },
 };
 
 #undef OFFSET
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h b/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h
index eb7b87be3..c2af91df0 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h
@@ -361,10 +361,14 @@ struct wpa_ssid {
 
 	/**
 	 * pbss - Whether to use PBSS. Relevant to DMG networks only.
+	 * 0 = do not use PBSS
+	 * 1 = use PBSS
+	 * 2 = don't care (not allowed in AP mode)
 	 * Used together with mode configuration. When mode is AP, it
 	 * means to start a PCP instead of a regular AP. When mode is INFRA it
-	 * means connect to a PCP instead of AP. P2P_GO and P2P_GROUP_FORMATION
-	 * modes must use PBSS in DMG network.
+	 * means connect to a PCP instead of AP. In this mode you can also
+	 * specify 2 (don't care) meaning connect to either AP or PCP.
+	 * P2P_GO and P2P_GROUP_FORMATION modes must use PBSS in DMG network.
 	 */
 	int pbss;
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/events.c b/wpa_supplicant/events.c
index eb330ddad..4c1bf7b8d 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/events.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/events.c
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ struct wpa_ssid * wpa_scan_res_match(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (ssid->pbss != bss_is_pbss(bss)) {
+		if (ssid->pbss != 2 && ssid->pbss != bss_is_pbss(bss)) {
 			wpa_dbg(wpa_s, MSG_DEBUG, "   skip - PBSS mismatch (ssid %d bss %d)",
 				ssid->pbss, bss_is_pbss(bss));
 			continue;
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
index 51bb2457e..3f1d08b83 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -2414,7 +2414,7 @@ static void wpas_start_assoc_cb(struct wpa_radio_work *work, int deinit)
 	} else {
 		params.ssid = ssid->ssid;
 		params.ssid_len = ssid->ssid_len;
-		params.pbss = ssid->pbss;
+		params.pbss = (ssid->pbss != 2) ? ssid->pbss : 0;
 	}
 
 	if (ssid->mode == WPAS_MODE_IBSS && ssid->bssid_set &&
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
index e55b380fe..a385694e5 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
@@ -717,10 +717,14 @@ fast_reauth=1
 # the network will be used instead of this configured value.
 #
 # pbss: Whether to use PBSS. Relevant to IEEE 802.11ad networks only.
+# 0 = do not use PBSS
+# 1 = use PBSS
+# 2 = don't care (not allowed in AP mode)
 # Used together with mode configuration. When mode is AP, it means to start a
 # PCP instead of a regular AP. When mode is infrastructure it means connect
-# to a PCP instead of AP. P2P_GO and P2P_GROUP_FORMATION modes must use PBSS
-# in IEEE 802.11ad network.
+# to a PCP instead of AP. In this mode you can also specify 2 (don't care)
+# which means connect to either PCP or AP.
+# P2P_GO and P2P_GROUP_FORMATION modes must use PBSS in IEEE 802.11ad network.
 # For more details, see IEEE Std 802.11ad-2012.
 #
 # scan_freq: List of frequencies to scan
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wps_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wps_supplicant.c
index 0860eb40b..74a420c67 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wps_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wps_supplicant.c
@@ -1142,6 +1142,13 @@ int wpas_wps_start_pbc(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, const u8 *bssid,
 		return -1;
 	ssid->temporary = 1;
 	ssid->p2p_group = p2p_group;
+	/*
+	 * When starting a regular WPS process (not P2P group formation)
+	 * the registrar/final station can be either AP or PCP
+	 * so use a "don't care" value for the pbss flag.
+	 */
+	if (!p2p_group)
+		ssid->pbss = 2;
 #ifdef CONFIG_P2P
 	if (p2p_group && wpa_s->go_params && wpa_s->go_params->ssid_len) {
 		ssid->ssid = os_zalloc(wpa_s->go_params->ssid_len + 1);
@@ -1197,6 +1204,13 @@ static int wpas_wps_start_dev_pw(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	}
 	ssid->temporary = 1;
 	ssid->p2p_group = p2p_group;
+	/*
+	 * When starting a regular WPS process (not P2P group formation)
+	 * the registrar/final station can be either AP or PCP
+	 * so use a "don't care" value for the pbss flag.
+	 */
+	if (!p2p_group)
+		ssid->pbss = 2;
 	if (ssid_val) {
 		ssid->ssid = os_malloc(ssid_len);
 		if (ssid->ssid) {