* @ie: IEs for association request
  * @ie_len: Length of assoc_ie in octets
  * @privacy: indicates whether privacy-enabled APs should be used
+ * @mfp: indicate whether management frame protection is used
  * @crypto: crypto settings
  * @key_len: length of WEP key for shared key authentication
  * @key_idx: index of WEP key for shared key authentication
        u8 *ie;
        size_t ie_len;
        bool privacy;
+       enum nl80211_mfp mfp;
        struct cfg80211_crypto_settings crypto;
        const u8 *key;
        u8 key_len, key_idx;
 
  *     requests to connect to a specified network but without separating
  *     auth and assoc steps. For this, you need to specify the SSID in a
  *     %NL80211_ATTR_SSID attribute, and can optionally specify the association
- *     IEs in %NL80211_ATTR_IE, %NL80211_ATTR_AUTH_TYPE, %NL80211_ATTR_MAC,
- *     %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ, %NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT,
+ *     IEs in %NL80211_ATTR_IE, %NL80211_ATTR_AUTH_TYPE, %NL80211_ATTR_USE_MFP,
+ *     %NL80211_ATTR_MAC, %NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ, %NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT,
  *     %NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_ETHERTYPE and
  *     %NL80211_ATTR_CONTROL_PORT_NO_ENCRYPT.
  *     Background scan period can optionally be
  * @NL80211_ATTR_USE_MFP: Whether management frame protection (IEEE 802.11w) is
  *     used for the association (&enum nl80211_mfp, represented as a u32);
  *     this attribute can be used
- *     with %NL80211_CMD_ASSOCIATE request
+ *     with %NL80211_CMD_ASSOCIATE and %NL80211_CMD_CONNECT requests
  *
  * @NL80211_ATTR_STA_FLAGS2: Attribute containing a
  *     &struct nl80211_sta_flag_update.
 
                connect.ie_len = nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IE]);
        }
 
+       if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_USE_MFP]) {
+               connect.mfp = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_USE_MFP]);
+               if (connect.mfp != NL80211_MFP_REQUIRED &&
+                   connect.mfp != NL80211_MFP_NO)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+       } else {
+               connect.mfp = NL80211_MFP_NO;
+       }
+
        if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ]) {
                connect.channel =
                        ieee80211_get_channel(wiphy,
 
                                            prev_bssid,
                                            params->ssid, params->ssid_len,
                                            params->ie, params->ie_len,
-                                           false, ¶ms->crypto,
+                                           params->mfp != NL80211_MFP_NO,
+                                           ¶ms->crypto,
                                            params->flags, ¶ms->ht_capa,
                                            ¶ms->ht_capa_mask);
                if (err)