diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index 6936fabe8797..b7c3b737ddde 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -2192,6 +2192,10 @@ enum nl80211_mntr_flags {
  * @NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOT_INTERVAL: The interval of time (in TUs) between
  *	proactive PREQs are transmitted.
  *
+ * @NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_CONFIRMATION_INTERVAL: The minimum interval of time
+ *	(in TUs) during which a mesh STA can send only one Action frame
+ *	containing a PREQ element for root path confirmation.
+ *
  * @__NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
  */
 enum nl80211_meshconf_params {
@@ -2220,6 +2224,7 @@ enum nl80211_meshconf_params {
 	NL80211_MESHCONF_HT_OPMODE,
 	NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_PATH_TO_ROOT_TIMEOUT,
 	NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOT_INTERVAL,
+	NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_CONFIRMATION_INTERVAL,
 
 	/* keep last */
 	__NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index e52b38d7b1b6..f0163a10b8ce 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -849,6 +849,9 @@ struct bss_parameters {
  *
  * @dot11MeshHWMProotInterval: The interval of time (in TUs) between proactive
  *	PREQs are transmitted.
+ * @dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval: The minimum interval of time (in TUs)
+ *	during which a mesh STA can send only one Action frame containing
+ *	a PREQ element for root path confirmation.
  */
 struct mesh_config {
 	u16 dot11MeshRetryTimeout;
@@ -875,6 +878,7 @@ struct mesh_config {
 	u16 ht_opmode;
 	u32 dot11MeshHWMPactivePathToRootTimeout;
 	u16 dot11MeshHWMProotInterval;
+	u16 dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 5bd316c0a63d..6e25ac4873c7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1596,6 +1596,9 @@ static int ieee80211_update_mesh_config(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	if (_chg_mesh_attr(NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOT_INTERVAL, mask))
 		conf->dot11MeshHWMProotInterval =
 			nconf->dot11MeshHWMProotInterval;
+	if (_chg_mesh_attr(NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_CONFIRMATION_INTERVAL, mask))
+		conf->dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval =
+			nconf->dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
index a8cea70902e4..512c894893d6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
@@ -514,6 +514,8 @@ IEEE80211_IF_FILE(dot11MeshHWMPactivePathToRootTimeout,
 		  u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPactivePathToRootTimeout, DEC);
 IEEE80211_IF_FILE(dot11MeshHWMProotInterval,
 		  u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMProotInterval, DEC);
+IEEE80211_IF_FILE(dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval,
+		  u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval, DEC);
 #endif
 
 #define DEBUGFS_ADD_MODE(name, mode) \
@@ -617,6 +619,7 @@ static void add_mesh_config(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	MESHPARAMS_ADD(ht_opmode);
 	MESHPARAMS_ADD(dot11MeshHWMPactivePathToRootTimeout);
 	MESHPARAMS_ADD(dot11MeshHWMProotInterval);
+	MESHPARAMS_ADD(dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval);
 #undef MESHPARAMS_ADD
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.h b/net/mac80211/mesh.h
index c7400a23b64b..faaa39bcfd10 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ enum mesh_deferred_task_flags {
  * an mpath to a hash bucket on a path table.
  * @rann_snd_addr: the RANN sender address
  * @rann_metric: the aggregated path metric towards the root node
+ * @last_preq_to_root: Timestamp of last PREQ sent to root
  * @is_root: the destination station of this path is a root node
  * @is_gate: the destination station of this path is a mesh gate
  *
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ struct mesh_path {
 	spinlock_t state_lock;
 	u8 rann_snd_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	u32 rann_metric;
+	unsigned long last_preq_to_root;
 	bool is_root;
 	bool is_gate;
 };
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
index 35e3acbe2262..bea52479e3aa 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ static inline u32 u16_field_get(u8 *preq_elem, int offset, bool ae)
 #define max_preq_retries(s) (s->u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPmaxPREQretries)
 #define disc_timeout_jiff(s) \
 	msecs_to_jiffies(sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.min_discovery_timeout)
+#define root_path_confirmation_jiffies(s) \
+	msecs_to_jiffies(sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval)
 
 enum mpath_frame_type {
 	MPATH_PREQ = 0,
@@ -811,11 +813,14 @@ static void hwmp_rann_frame_process(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	}
 
 	if ((!(mpath->flags & (MESH_PATH_ACTIVE | MESH_PATH_RESOLVING)) ||
-	     time_after(jiffies, mpath->exp_time - 1*HZ)) &&
+	     (time_after(jiffies, mpath->last_preq_to_root +
+				  root_path_confirmation_jiffies(sdata)) ||
+	     time_before(jiffies, mpath->last_preq_to_root))) &&
 	     !(mpath->flags & MESH_PATH_FIXED)) {
 		mhwmp_dbg("%s time to refresh root mpath %pM", sdata->name,
 							       orig_addr);
 		mesh_queue_preq(mpath, PREQ_Q_F_START | PREQ_Q_F_REFRESH);
+		mpath->last_preq_to_root = jiffies;
 	}
 
 	if ((SN_LT(mpath->sn, orig_sn) || (mpath->sn == orig_sn &&
diff --git a/net/wireless/mesh.c b/net/wireless/mesh.c
index 2f141cfd581e..3b73b07486cf 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mesh.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mesh.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #define MESH_RANN_INTERVAL      5000
 #define MESH_PATH_TO_ROOT_TIMEOUT      6000
 #define MESH_ROOT_INTERVAL     5000
+#define MESH_ROOT_CONFIRMATION_INTERVAL 2000
 
 /*
  * Minimum interval between two consecutive PREQs originated by the same
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ const struct mesh_config default_mesh_config = {
 	.ht_opmode = IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_PROTECTION_NONHT_MIXED,
 	.dot11MeshHWMPactivePathToRootTimeout = MESH_PATH_TO_ROOT_TIMEOUT,
 	.dot11MeshHWMProotInterval = MESH_ROOT_INTERVAL,
+	.dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval = MESH_ROOT_CONFIRMATION_INTERVAL,
 };
 
 const struct mesh_setup default_mesh_setup = {
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index f8930db613df..a363ca17bfc5 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -3473,7 +3473,9 @@ static int nl80211_get_mesh_config(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	    nla_put_u32(msg, NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_PATH_TO_ROOT_TIMEOUT,
 			cur_params.dot11MeshHWMPactivePathToRootTimeout) ||
 	    nla_put_u16(msg, NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOT_INTERVAL,
-			cur_params.dot11MeshHWMProotInterval))
+			cur_params.dot11MeshHWMProotInterval) ||
+	    nla_put_u16(msg, NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_CONFIRMATION_INTERVAL,
+			cur_params.dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	nla_nest_end(msg, pinfoattr);
 	genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
@@ -3511,6 +3513,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_meshconf_params_policy[NL80211_MESHCONF_A
 	[NL80211_MESHCONF_HT_OPMODE] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
 	[NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_PATH_TO_ROOT_TIMEOUT] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOT_INTERVAL] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
+	[NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_CONFIRMATION_INTERVAL] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
 };
 
 static const struct nla_policy
@@ -3625,6 +3628,10 @@ do {\
 	FILL_IN_MESH_PARAM_IF_SET(tb, cfg, dot11MeshHWMProotInterval,
 				  mask, NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOT_INTERVAL,
 				  nla_get_u16);
+	FILL_IN_MESH_PARAM_IF_SET(tb, cfg,
+				  dot11MeshHWMPconfirmationInterval, mask,
+				  NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_CONFIRMATION_INTERVAL,
+				  nla_get_u16);
 	if (mask_out)
 		*mask_out = mask;