diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
index 39ee565ecf56..1981ec2e0186 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ static int wil_cfg80211_disconnect(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	wil->locally_generated_disc = true;
 	rc = wmi_call(wil, WMI_DISCONNECT_CMDID, NULL, 0,
 		      WMI_DISCONNECT_EVENTID, NULL, 0,
 		      WIL6210_DISCONNECT_TO_MS);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
index 79aeb2b80055..3206aea00ccd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
@@ -279,7 +279,10 @@ static void _wil6210_disconnect(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const u8 *bssid,
 		if (test_bit(wil_status_fwconnected, wil->status)) {
 			clear_bit(wil_status_fwconnected, wil->status);
 			cfg80211_disconnected(ndev, reason_code,
-					      NULL, 0, false, GFP_KERNEL);
+					      NULL, 0,
+					      wil->locally_generated_disc,
+					      GFP_KERNEL);
+			wil->locally_generated_disc = false;
 		} else if (test_bit(wil_status_fwconnecting, wil->status)) {
 			cfg80211_connect_result(ndev, bssid, NULL, 0, NULL, 0,
 						WLAN_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
index 09e2fcef4f07..cb825ccedbe0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ struct wil6210_priv {
 	int sinfo_gen;
 	u32 ap_isolate; /* no intra-BSS communication */
 	struct cfg80211_bss *bss; /* connected bss, relevant in STA mode */
+	int locally_generated_disc; /* relevant in STA mode */
 	/* interrupt moderation */
 	u32 tx_max_burst_duration;
 	u32 tx_interframe_timeout;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
index 02ccdaee6da9..9255c47af15a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
@@ -1497,6 +1497,7 @@ int wmi_disconnect_sta(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const u8 *mac,
 
 	wil_dbg_wmi(wil, "disconnect_sta: (%pM, reason %d)\n", mac, reason);
 
+	wil->locally_generated_disc = true;
 	if (del_sta) {
 		ether_addr_copy(del_sta_cmd.dst_mac, mac);
 		rc = wmi_call(wil, WMI_DEL_STA_CMDID, &del_sta_cmd,