diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 82fd5e9b97b8..cda77a40801f 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 7cefa44f140bc88def4f68f38c76d37d5fd61630
+refs/heads/master: be5abaafad8090a5051355b1d224bfbae0951fc2
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
index 0ef844220278..7cf983bf5ab8 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
@@ -2006,7 +2006,7 @@ static int ath6kl_ap_beacon(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	int ies_len;
 	struct wmi_connect_cmd p;
 	int res;
-	int i;
+	int i, ret;
 
 	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_WLAN_CFG, "%s: add=%d\n", __func__, add);
 
@@ -2064,7 +2064,9 @@ static int ath6kl_ap_beacon(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (info->hidden_ssid != NL80211_HIDDEN_SSID_NOT_IN_USE)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP; /* TODO */
 
-	vif->dot11_auth_mode = OPEN_AUTH;
+	ret = ath6kl_set_auth_type(vif, info->auth_type);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	memset(&p, 0, sizeof(p));