/* Beaconing should be enabled/disabled (beaconing modes) */
                brcms_err(core, "%s: Beacon enabled: %s\n", __func__,
                          info->enable_beacon ? "true" : "false");
+               if (info->enable_beacon &&
+                   hw->wiphy->flags & WIPHY_FLAG_AP_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD) {
+                       brcms_c_enable_probe_resp(wl->wlc, true);
+               } else {
+                       brcms_c_enable_probe_resp(wl->wlc, false);
+               }
        }
 
        if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_CQM) {
        hw->channel_change_time = 7 * 1000;
        hw->wiphy->interface_modes = BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION);
 
-       hw->wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_AP_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD;
+       /*
+        * deactivate sending probe responses by ucude, because this will
+        * cause problems when WPS is used.
+        *
+        * hw->wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_AP_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD;
+        */
 
        hw->rate_control_algorithm = "minstrel_ht";
 
 
        brcms_c_update_probe_resp(wlc, false);
 }
 
+void brcms_c_enable_probe_resp(struct brcms_c_info *wlc, bool enable)
+{
+       /*
+        * prevent ucode from sending probe responses by setting the timeout
+        * to 1, it can not send it in that time frame.
+        */
+       wlc->prb_resp_timeout = enable ? BRCMS_PRB_RESP_TIMEOUT : 1;
+       brcms_b_write_shm(wlc->hw, M_PRS_MAXTIME, wlc->prb_resp_timeout);
+       /* TODO: if (enable) => also deactivate receiving of probe request */
+}
+
 /* Write ssid into shared memory */
 static void
 brcms_c_shm_ssid_upd(struct brcms_c_info *wlc, struct brcms_bss_cfg *cfg)
 
                                   u16 dtim_period);
 extern void brcms_c_set_new_probe_resp(struct brcms_c_info *wlc,
                                       struct sk_buff *probe_resp);
+extern void brcms_c_enable_probe_resp(struct brcms_c_info *wlc, bool enable);
 extern void brcms_c_set_ssid(struct brcms_c_info *wlc, u8 *ssid,
                             size_t ssid_len);