diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 675247b303d7..0679458a1bac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -1596,8 +1596,9 @@ done:
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (mwifiex_bss_start(priv, bss, &req_ssid))
-		return -EFAULT;
+	ret = mwifiex_bss_start(priv, bss, &req_ssid);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (mode == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) {
 		/* Inform the BSS information to kernel, otherwise
@@ -1652,9 +1653,19 @@ done:
 			"info: association to bssid %pM failed\n",
 			priv->cfg_bssid);
 		memset(priv->cfg_bssid, 0, ETH_ALEN);
+
+		if (ret > 0)
+			cfg80211_connect_result(priv->netdev, priv->cfg_bssid,
+						NULL, 0, NULL, 0, ret,
+						GFP_KERNEL);
+		else
+			cfg80211_connect_result(priv->netdev, priv->cfg_bssid,
+						NULL, 0, NULL, 0,
+						WLAN_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE,
+						GFP_KERNEL);
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
index d9295fd8e427..00b658d3b6ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
@@ -1434,8 +1434,8 @@ int mwifiex_check_network_compatibility(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 			ret = mwifiex_is_network_compatible(priv, bss_desc,
 							    priv->bss_mode);
 			if (ret)
-				dev_err(priv->adapter->dev, "cannot find ssid "
-					"%s\n", bss_desc->ssid.ssid);
+				dev_err(priv->adapter->dev,
+					"Incompatible network settings\n");
 			break;
 		default:
 			ret = 0;