diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
index bdb180875..29683bc44 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -1602,6 +1602,13 @@ void wpa_supplicant_associate(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 
 	wpa_s->own_disconnect_req = 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * If we are starting a new connection, any previously pending EAPOL
+	 * RX cannot be valid anymore.
+	 */
+	wpabuf_free(wpa_s->pending_eapol_rx);
+	wpa_s->pending_eapol_rx = NULL;
+
 	if (ssid->mac_addr == -1)
 		rand_style = wpa_s->conf->mac_addr;
 	else