diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c
index d7bcce887c41..05b6d8a4aea2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c
@@ -336,12 +336,6 @@ int wl1271_cmd_join(struct wl1271 *wl, u8 bss_type)
 	join->channel = wl->channel;
 	join->ssid_len = wl->ssid_len;
 	memcpy(join->ssid, wl->ssid, wl->ssid_len);
-	join->ctrl = WL1271_JOIN_CMD_CTRL_TX_FLUSH;
-
-	/* increment the session counter */
-	wl->session_counter++;
-	if (wl->session_counter >= SESSION_COUNTER_MAX)
-		wl->session_counter = 0;
 
 	join->ctrl |= wl->session_counter << WL1271_JOIN_CMD_TX_SESSION_OFFSET;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
index 032cb5de908c..108a3e2a58fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
@@ -1135,6 +1135,11 @@ static int wl1271_dummy_join(struct wl1271 *wl)
 
 	memcpy(wl->bssid, dummy_bssid, ETH_ALEN);
 
+	/* increment the session counter */
+	wl->session_counter++;
+	if (wl->session_counter >= SESSION_COUNTER_MAX)
+		wl->session_counter = 0;
+
 	/* pass through frames from all BSS */
 	wl1271_configure_filters(wl, FIF_OTHER_BSS);