int ssidlen = 0;
 
        wfx_tx_lock_flush(wvif->wdev);
-       mutex_lock(&wvif->wdev->conf_mutex);
-
-       if (wvif->state)
-               wfx_do_unjoin(wvif);
 
        bss = cfg80211_get_bss(wvif->wdev->hw->wiphy, wvif->channel,
                               conf->bssid, NULL, 0,
                               IEEE80211_BSS_TYPE_ANY, IEEE80211_PRIVACY_ANY);
        if (!bss && !conf->ibss_joined) {
-               mutex_unlock(&wvif->wdev->conf_mutex);
                wfx_tx_unlock(wvif->wdev);
                return;
        }
                wfx_update_filtering(wvif);
        }
        wfx_tx_unlock(wvif->wdev);
-       mutex_unlock(&wvif->wdev->conf_mutex);
 }
 
 int wfx_sta_add(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
        hif_set_association_mode(wvif, info);
 
        if (!info->ibss_joined) {
+               wvif->state = WFX_STATE_STA;
                hif_keep_alive_period(wvif, 30 /* sec */);
                hif_set_bss_params(wvif, &wvif->bss_params);
                hif_set_beacon_wakeup_period(wvif, info->dtim_period,
 {
        struct wfx_dev *wdev = hw->priv;
        struct wfx_vif *wvif = (struct wfx_vif *) vif->drv_priv;
-       bool do_join = false;
        int i;
 
        mutex_lock(&wdev->conf_mutex);
                }
        }
 
+       if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_BASIC_RATES ||
+           changed & BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_INT ||
+           changed & BSS_CHANGED_BSSID) {
+               if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION ||
+                   vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)
+                       wfx_do_join(wvif);
+       }
+
        if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_AP_PROBE_RESP ||
            changed & BSS_CHANGED_BEACON)
                wfx_upload_ap_templates(wvif);
                wfx_tx_unlock(wdev);
        }
 
-       if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_ASSOC && !info->assoc &&
-           (wvif->state == WFX_STATE_STA || wvif->state == WFX_STATE_IBSS)) {
-               wfx_do_unjoin(wvif);
-       } else {
-               if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_INT) {
-                       if (info->ibss_joined)
-                               do_join = true;
-               }
-
-               if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_BSSID)
-                       do_join = true;
-
-               if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_ASSOC ||
-                   changed & BSS_CHANGED_BSSID ||
-                   changed & BSS_CHANGED_IBSS ||
-                   changed & BSS_CHANGED_BASIC_RATES ||
-                   changed & BSS_CHANGED_HT) {
-                       if (info->assoc) {
-                               if (wvif->state < WFX_STATE_PRE_STA) {
-                                       ieee80211_connection_loss(vif);
-                                       mutex_unlock(&wdev->conf_mutex);
-                                       return;
-                               } else if (wvif->state == WFX_STATE_PRE_STA) {
-                                       wvif->state = WFX_STATE_STA;
-                               }
-                       } else {
-                               do_join = true;
-                       }
-
-                       if (info->assoc || info->ibss_joined)
-                               wfx_join_finalize(wvif, info);
-                       else
-                               memset(&wvif->bss_params, 0,
-                                      sizeof(wvif->bss_params));
-               }
+       if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_ASSOC) {
+               if (info->assoc || info->ibss_joined)
+                       wfx_join_finalize(wvif, info);
+               else if (!info->assoc && vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
+                       wfx_do_unjoin(wvif);
+               else
+                       dev_warn(wdev->dev, "%s: misunderstood change: ASSOC\n",
+                                __func__);
        }
 
        if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_ASSOC ||
                wfx_update_pm(wvif);
 
        mutex_unlock(&wdev->conf_mutex);
-
-       if (do_join)
-               wfx_do_join(wvif);
 }
 
 static int wfx_update_tim(struct wfx_vif *wvif)