diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 432582ab338c..7d454663879b 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 77bbadd5ea893f364a0d1879723037678a03725c
+refs/heads/master: 56a6d13dfd49d90d72a1a962246206719dd9d143
diff --git a/trunk/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/trunk/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 35eb767cbcbe..acb04133a95d 100644
--- a/trunk/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/trunk/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -3299,6 +3299,7 @@ void ieee80211_start_mesh(struct net_device *dev)
 	ifsta = &sdata->u.sta;
 	ifsta->state = IEEE80211_MESH_UP;
 	ieee80211_sta_timer((unsigned long)sdata);
+	ieee80211_if_config(sdata, IEEE80211_IFCC_BEACON);
 }
 #endif