diff --git a/src/ap/drv_callbacks.c b/src/ap/drv_callbacks.c
index f81f640b0..3cac8f609 100644
--- a/src/ap/drv_callbacks.c
+++ b/src/ap/drv_callbacks.c
@@ -531,10 +531,17 @@ skip_wpa_check:
 		npos = owe_auth_req_process(hapd, sta,
 					    elems.owe_dh, elems.owe_dh_len,
 					    p, &reason);
-		if (!npos)
-			goto fail;
-		p = npos;
-		if (reason != WLAN_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+		if (npos)
+			p = npos;
+		if (!npos &&
+		    reason == WLAN_STATUS_FINITE_CYCLIC_GROUP_NOT_SUPPORTED) {
+			status = WLAN_STATUS_FINITE_CYCLIC_GROUP_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+			hostapd_sta_assoc(hapd, addr, reassoc, status, buf,
+					  p - buf);
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		if (!npos || reason != WLAN_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 			goto fail;
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_OWE */