diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
index aadbe45b241c15..044bcd384883f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
@@ -2481,7 +2481,7 @@ brcmf_cfg80211_connect(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *ndev,
 				brcmf_dbg(INFO, "using PSK offload\n");
 				profile->use_fwsup = BRCMF_PROFILE_FWSUP_PSK;
 			}
-		} else {
+		} else if (profile->use_fwsup != BRCMF_PROFILE_FWSUP_1X) {
 			profile->use_fwsup = BRCMF_PROFILE_FWSUP_NONE;
 		}