diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index bf75afa..03ac2ba 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -12092,7 +12092,7 @@
 				 struct net_device *netdev, const u8 *bssid,
 				 const u8 *req_ie, size_t req_ie_len,
 				 const u8 *resp_ie, size_t resp_ie_len,
-				 u16 status, gfp_t gfp)
+				 int status, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *msg;
 	void *hdr;
@@ -12110,7 +12110,10 @@
 	if (nla_put_u32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY, rdev->wiphy_idx) ||
 	    nla_put_u32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX, netdev->ifindex) ||
 	    (bssid && nla_put(msg, NL80211_ATTR_MAC, ETH_ALEN, bssid)) ||
-	    nla_put_u16(msg, NL80211_ATTR_STATUS_CODE, status) ||
+	    nla_put_u16(msg, NL80211_ATTR_STATUS_CODE,
+			status < 0 ? WLAN_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE :
+			status) ||
+	    (status < 0 && nla_put_flag(msg, NL80211_ATTR_TIMED_OUT)) ||
 	    (req_ie &&
 	     nla_put(msg, NL80211_ATTR_REQ_IE, req_ie_len, req_ie)) ||
 	    (resp_ie &&