diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 66989458f5ff..eb4219051043 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1746,6 +1746,7 @@ static int copy_mesh_setup(struct ieee80211_if_mesh *ifmsh,
 	ifmsh->mesh_pp_id = setup->path_sel_proto;
 	ifmsh->mesh_pm_id = setup->path_metric;
 	ifmsh->user_mpm = setup->user_mpm;
+	ifmsh->mesh_auth_id = setup->auth_id;
 	ifmsh->security = IEEE80211_MESH_SEC_NONE;
 	if (setup->is_authenticated)
 		ifmsh->security |= IEEE80211_MESH_SEC_AUTHED;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 6952760881c8..c13db9ad394b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -748,7 +748,6 @@ int ieee80211_start_mesh(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	ieee80211_configure_filter(local);
 
 	ifmsh->mesh_cc_id = 0;	/* Disabled */
-	ifmsh->mesh_auth_id = 0;	/* Disabled */
 	/* register sync ops from extensible synchronization framework */
 	ifmsh->sync_ops = ieee80211_mesh_sync_ops_get(ifmsh->mesh_sp_id);
 	ifmsh->adjusting_tbtt = false;