{
        struct mwifiex_private *priv = mwifiex_netdev_get_priv(dev);
 
+       if (mwifiex_del_mgmt_ies(priv))
+               wiphy_err(wiphy, "Failed to delete mgmt IEs!\n");
+
        if (mwifiex_send_cmd_sync(priv, HostCmd_CMD_UAP_BSS_STOP,
                                  HostCmd_ACT_GEN_SET, 0, NULL)) {
                wiphy_err(wiphy, "Failed to stop the BSS\n");
 
 
        return ret;
 }
+
+/* This function removes management IE set */
+int mwifiex_del_mgmt_ies(struct mwifiex_private *priv)
+{
+       struct mwifiex_ie *beacon_ie = NULL, *pr_ie = NULL;
+       struct mwifiex_ie *ar_ie = NULL, *rsn_ie = NULL;
+       int ret = 0;
+
+       if (priv->rsn_idx != MWIFIEX_AUTO_IDX_MASK) {
+               rsn_ie = kmalloc(sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie), GFP_KERNEL);
+               if (!rsn_ie)
+                       return -ENOMEM;
+
+               rsn_ie->ie_index = cpu_to_le16(priv->rsn_idx);
+               rsn_ie->mgmt_subtype_mask = cpu_to_le16(MWIFIEX_DELETE_MASK);
+               rsn_ie->ie_length = 0;
+               if (mwifiex_update_uap_custom_ie(priv, rsn_ie, &priv->rsn_idx,
+                                                NULL, &priv->proberesp_idx,
+                                                NULL, &priv->assocresp_idx)) {
+                       ret = -1;
+                       goto done;
+               }
+
+               priv->rsn_idx = MWIFIEX_AUTO_IDX_MASK;
+       }
+
+       if (priv->beacon_idx != MWIFIEX_AUTO_IDX_MASK) {
+               beacon_ie = kmalloc(sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie), GFP_KERNEL);
+               if (!beacon_ie) {
+                       ret = -ENOMEM;
+                       goto done;
+               }
+               beacon_ie->ie_index = cpu_to_le16(priv->beacon_idx);
+               beacon_ie->mgmt_subtype_mask = cpu_to_le16(MWIFIEX_DELETE_MASK);
+               beacon_ie->ie_length = 0;
+       }
+       if (priv->proberesp_idx != MWIFIEX_AUTO_IDX_MASK) {
+               pr_ie = kmalloc(sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie), GFP_KERNEL);
+               if (!pr_ie) {
+                       ret = -ENOMEM;
+                       goto done;
+               }
+               pr_ie->ie_index = cpu_to_le16(priv->proberesp_idx);
+               pr_ie->mgmt_subtype_mask = cpu_to_le16(MWIFIEX_DELETE_MASK);
+               pr_ie->ie_length = 0;
+       }
+       if (priv->assocresp_idx != MWIFIEX_AUTO_IDX_MASK) {
+               ar_ie = kmalloc(sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie), GFP_KERNEL);
+               if (!ar_ie) {
+                       ret = -ENOMEM;
+                       goto done;
+               }
+               ar_ie->ie_index = cpu_to_le16(priv->assocresp_idx);
+               ar_ie->mgmt_subtype_mask = cpu_to_le16(MWIFIEX_DELETE_MASK);
+               ar_ie->ie_length = 0;
+       }
+
+       if (beacon_ie || pr_ie || ar_ie)
+               ret = mwifiex_update_uap_custom_ie(priv,
+                                                  beacon_ie, &priv->beacon_idx,
+                                                  pr_ie, &priv->proberesp_idx,
+                                                  ar_ie, &priv->assocresp_idx);
+
+done:
+       kfree(beacon_ie);
+       kfree(pr_ie);
+       kfree(ar_ie);
+       kfree(rsn_ie);
+
+       return ret;
+}