diff --git a/src/ap/sta_info.c b/src/ap/sta_info.c
index 8ada12181..cbafb47f0 100644
--- a/src/ap/sta_info.c
+++ b/src/ap/sta_info.c
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ void ap_sta_disassociate(struct hostapd_data *hapd, struct sta_info *sta,
 {
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "%s: disassociate STA " MACSTR,
 		   hapd->conf->iface, MAC2STR(sta->addr));
-	sta->flags &= ~WLAN_STA_ASSOC;
+	sta->flags &= ~(WLAN_STA_ASSOC | WLAN_STA_ASSOC_REQ_OK);
 	ap_sta_set_authorized(hapd, sta, 0);
 	sta->timeout_next = STA_DEAUTH;
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "%s: reschedule ap_handle_timer timeout "