diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
index c6b1448..3d5332e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
 				      const u8 *bssid, const int beacon_int,
 				      struct ieee80211_channel *chan,
 				      const u32 basic_rates,
-				      const u16 capability, u64 tsf)
+				      const u16 capability, u64 tsf,
+				      bool creator)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_if_ibss *ifibss = &sdata->u.ibss;
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
 	/* if merging, indicate to driver that we leave the old IBSS */
 	if (sdata->vif.bss_conf.ibss_joined) {
 		sdata->vif.bss_conf.ibss_joined = false;
+		sdata->vif.bss_conf.ibss_creator = false;
 		netif_carrier_off(sdata->dev);
 		ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_IBSS);
 	}
@@ -197,6 +199,7 @@
 	bss_change |= BSS_CHANGED_HT;
 	bss_change |= BSS_CHANGED_IBSS;
 	sdata->vif.bss_conf.ibss_joined = true;
+	sdata->vif.bss_conf.ibss_creator = creator;
 	ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, bss_change);
 
 	ieee80211_sta_def_wmm_params(sdata, sband->n_bitrates, supp_rates);
@@ -249,7 +252,8 @@
 				  cbss->channel,
 				  basic_rates,
 				  cbss->capability,
-				  cbss->tsf);
+				  cbss->tsf,
+				  false);
 }
 
 static struct sta_info *ieee80211_ibss_finish_sta(struct sta_info *sta,
@@ -734,7 +738,7 @@
 
 	__ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(sdata, bssid, sdata->vif.bss_conf.beacon_int,
 				  ifibss->channel, ifibss->basic_rates,
-				  capability, 0);
+				  capability, 0, true);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1198,6 +1202,7 @@
 					lockdep_is_held(&sdata->u.ibss.mtx));
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(sdata->u.ibss.presp, NULL);
 	sdata->vif.bss_conf.ibss_joined = false;
+	sdata->vif.bss_conf.ibss_creator = false;
 	ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED |
 						BSS_CHANGED_IBSS);
 	synchronize_rcu();