diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ap.c b/wpa_supplicant/ap.c
index c2fb2156a..fdbe248a7 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ap.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ap.c
@@ -505,11 +505,6 @@ int wpa_supplicant_create_ap(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 
 	if (wpa_drv_associate(wpa_s, &params) < 0) {
 		wpa_msg(wpa_s, MSG_INFO, "Failed to start AP functionality");
-#ifdef CONFIG_P2P
-		if (ssid->mode == WPAS_MODE_P2P_GROUP_FORMATION &&
-		    wpa_s->global->p2p_group_formation == wpa_s)
-			wpas_p2p_group_formation_failed(wpa_s->parent);
-#endif /* CONFIG_P2P */
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
index 4b941c7f9..9338ad5b0 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
@@ -1258,6 +1258,18 @@ void wpas_p2p_group_formation_failed(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 }
 
 
+void wpas_p2p_ap_setup_failed(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
+{
+	if (wpa_s->global->p2p_group_formation != wpa_s)
+		return;
+	/* Speed up group formation timeout since this cannot succeed */
+	eloop_cancel_timeout(wpas_p2p_group_formation_timeout,
+			     wpa_s->parent, NULL);
+	eloop_register_timeout(0, 0, wpas_p2p_group_formation_timeout,
+			       wpa_s->parent, NULL);
+}
+
+
 void wpas_go_neg_completed(void *ctx, struct p2p_go_neg_results *res)
 {
 	struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s = ctx;
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.h b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.h
index c718fba88..26f5def4e 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ void wpas_p2p_remove_client(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, const u8 *peer,
 #ifdef CONFIG_P2P
 void wpas_p2p_continue_after_scan(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s);
 int wpas_p2p_4way_hs_failed(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s);
+void wpas_p2p_ap_setup_failed(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s);
 #else /* CONFIG_P2P */
 static inline void wpas_p2p_continue_after_scan(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 {
@@ -170,6 +171,10 @@ static inline int wpas_p2p_4way_hs_failed(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static inline void wpas_p2p_ap_setup_failed(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s)
+{
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_P2P */
 
 #endif /* P2P_SUPPLICANT_H */
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
index c274f3c81..334ccc93c 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -1295,6 +1295,8 @@ void wpa_supplicant_associate(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 		}
 		if (wpa_supplicant_create_ap(wpa_s, ssid) < 0) {
 			wpa_supplicant_set_state(wpa_s, WPA_DISCONNECTED);
+			if (ssid->mode == WPAS_MODE_P2P_GROUP_FORMATION)
+				wpas_p2p_ap_setup_failed(wpa_s);
 			return;
 		}
 		wpa_s->current_bss = bss;