diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index 025b7a5..a4d547f 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 			size_t req_ie_len;
 			size_t resp_ie_len;
 			struct cfg80211_bss *bss;
-			u16 status;
+			int status; /* -1 = failed; 0..65535 = status code */
 		} cr;
 		struct {
 			const u8 *req_ie;
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@
 void __cfg80211_connect_result(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *bssid,
 			       const u8 *req_ie, size_t req_ie_len,
 			       const u8 *resp_ie, size_t resp_ie_len,
-			       u16 status, bool wextev,
+			       int status, bool wextev,
 			       struct cfg80211_bss *bss);
 void __cfg80211_disconnected(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *ie,
 			     size_t ie_len, u16 reason, bool from_ap);
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 &&
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.h b/net/wireless/nl80211.h
index 84d4edf..a63f402 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.h
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 				 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);
 void nl80211_send_roamed(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 			 struct net_device *netdev, const u8 *bssid,
 			 const u8 *req_ie, size_t req_ie_len,
diff --git a/net/wireless/sme.c b/net/wireless/sme.c
index 584fdc3..add6824 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sme.c
@@ -244,9 +244,7 @@
 		if (cfg80211_conn_do_work(wdev)) {
 			__cfg80211_connect_result(
 					wdev->netdev, bssid,
-					NULL, 0, NULL, 0,
-					WLAN_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE,
-					false, NULL);
+					NULL, 0, NULL, 0, -1, false, NULL);
 		}
 		wdev_unlock(wdev);
 	}
@@ -648,7 +646,7 @@
 void __cfg80211_connect_result(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *bssid,
 			       const u8 *req_ie, size_t req_ie_len,
 			       const u8 *resp_ie, size_t resp_ie_len,
-			       u16 status, bool wextev,
+			       int status, bool wextev,
 			       struct cfg80211_bss *bss)
 {
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
@@ -757,7 +755,7 @@
 void cfg80211_connect_bss(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *bssid,
 			  struct cfg80211_bss *bss, const u8 *req_ie,
 			  size_t req_ie_len, const u8 *resp_ie,
-			  size_t resp_ie_len, u16 status, gfp_t gfp)
+			  size_t resp_ie_len, int status, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_rdev(wdev->wiphy);