diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index e3e7d2be9e41..e5c3cf405060 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@
 #include "led.h"
 
 #define IEEE80211_AUTH_TIMEOUT		(HZ / 5)
+#define IEEE80211_AUTH_TIMEOUT_LONG	(HZ / 2)
 #define IEEE80211_AUTH_TIMEOUT_SHORT	(HZ / 10)
 #define IEEE80211_AUTH_MAX_TRIES	3
 #define IEEE80211_AUTH_WAIT_ASSOC	(HZ * 5)
 #define IEEE80211_ASSOC_TIMEOUT		(HZ / 5)
+#define IEEE80211_ASSOC_TIMEOUT_LONG	(HZ / 2)
 #define IEEE80211_ASSOC_TIMEOUT_SHORT	(HZ / 10)
 #define IEEE80211_ASSOC_MAX_TRIES	3
 
@@ -3394,10 +3396,13 @@ static int ieee80211_probe_auth(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 
 	if (tx_flags == 0) {
 		auth_data->timeout = jiffies + IEEE80211_AUTH_TIMEOUT;
-		ifmgd->auth_data->timeout_started = true;
+		auth_data->timeout_started = true;
 		run_again(sdata, auth_data->timeout);
 	} else {
-		auth_data->timeout_started = false;
+		auth_data->timeout =
+			round_jiffies_up(jiffies + IEEE80211_AUTH_TIMEOUT_LONG);
+		auth_data->timeout_started = true;
+		run_again(sdata, auth_data->timeout);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -3434,7 +3439,11 @@ static int ieee80211_do_assoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 		assoc_data->timeout_started = true;
 		run_again(sdata, assoc_data->timeout);
 	} else {
-		assoc_data->timeout_started = false;
+		assoc_data->timeout =
+			round_jiffies_up(jiffies +
+					 IEEE80211_ASSOC_TIMEOUT_LONG);
+		assoc_data->timeout_started = true;
+		run_again(sdata, assoc_data->timeout);
 	}
 
 	return 0;