cfg80211_hold_bss(bss_from_pub(bss));
        wdev->current_bss = bss_from_pub(bss);
 
+       wdev->sme_state = CFG80211_SME_CONNECTED;
        cfg80211_upload_connect_keys(wdev);
 
        nl80211_send_ibss_bssid(wiphy_to_dev(wdev->wiphy), dev, bssid,
        struct cfg80211_event *ev;
        unsigned long flags;
 
-       CFG80211_DEV_WARN_ON(!wdev->ssid_len);
+       CFG80211_DEV_WARN_ON(wdev->sme_state != CFG80211_SME_CONNECTING);
 
        ev = kzalloc(sizeof(*ev), gfp);
        if (!ev)
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT
        wdev->wext.ibss.channel = params->channel;
 #endif
+       wdev->sme_state = CFG80211_SME_CONNECTING;
        err = rdev->ops->join_ibss(&rdev->wiphy, dev, params);
        if (err) {
                wdev->connect_keys = NULL;
+               wdev->sme_state = CFG80211_SME_IDLE;
                return err;
        }
 
        }
 
        wdev->current_bss = NULL;
+       wdev->sme_state = CFG80211_SME_IDLE;
        wdev->ssid_len = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT
        if (!nowext)