diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 7eef1fe0a..791a7efa1 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ static int nl80211_send_frame_cmd(struct i802_bss *bss,
 				  unsigned int freq, unsigned int wait,
 				  const u8 *buf, size_t buf_len, u64 *cookie,
 				  int no_cck, int no_ack, int offchanok);
+static int nl80211_register_frame(struct i802_bss *bss,
+				  struct nl_handle *hl_handle,
+				  u16 type, const u8 *match, size_t match_len);
 static int wpa_driver_nl80211_probe_req_report(struct i802_bss *bss,
 					       int report);
 #ifdef ANDROID
@@ -1813,12 +1816,19 @@ static void mlme_event_michael_mic_failure(struct i802_bss *bss,
 static void mlme_event_join_ibss(struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv,
 				 struct nlattr *tb[])
 {
+	u16 type = (WLAN_FC_TYPE_MGMT << 2) | (WLAN_FC_STYPE_AUTH << 4);
+
 	if (tb[NL80211_ATTR_MAC] == NULL) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: No address in IBSS joined "
 			   "event");
 		return;
 	}
 	os_memcpy(drv->bssid, nla_data(tb[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]), ETH_ALEN);
+
+	/* register for any AUTH message */
+	nl80211_register_frame(&drv->first_bss, drv->first_bss.nl_mgmt,
+			       type, NULL, 0);
+
 	drv->associated = 1;
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: IBSS " MACSTR " joined",
 		   MAC2STR(drv->bssid));