diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.c
index 73d5014a4234..a5ab1270add1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.c
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ qtnf_mgmt_stypes[NUM_NL80211_IFTYPES] = {
 		      BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_AUTH >> 4),
 	},
 	[NL80211_IFTYPE_AP] = {
-		.tx = BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_ACTION >> 4),
+		.tx = BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_ACTION >> 4) |
+		      BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_AUTH >> 4),
 		.rx = BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_ACTION >> 4) |
 		      BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_REQ >> 4) |
 		      BIT(IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_REQ >> 4) |
@@ -679,10 +680,8 @@ qtnf_external_auth(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	struct qtnf_vif *vif = qtnf_netdev_get_priv(dev);
 	int ret;
 
-	if (vif->wdev.iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	if (!ether_addr_equal(vif->bssid, auth->bssid))
+	if (vif->wdev.iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
+	    !ether_addr_equal(vif->bssid, auth->bssid))
 		pr_warn("unexpected bssid: %pM", auth->bssid);
 
 	ret = qtnf_cmd_send_external_auth(vif, auth);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/commands.c b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/commands.c
index ccc1e06dfcf6..4a4c213fe9f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/commands.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/commands.c
@@ -2211,7 +2211,7 @@ int qtnf_cmd_send_external_auth(struct qtnf_vif *vif,
 
 	cmd = (struct qlink_cmd_external_auth *)cmd_skb->data;
 
-	ether_addr_copy(cmd->bssid, auth->bssid);
+	ether_addr_copy(cmd->peer, auth->bssid);
 	cmd->status = cpu_to_le16(auth->status);
 
 	qtnf_bus_lock(vif->mac->bus);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/event.c b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/event.c
index 7e408b5c5549..cb610a7864ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/event.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/event.c
@@ -578,9 +578,9 @@ qtnf_event_handle_external_auth(struct qtnf_vif *vif,
 	ether_addr_copy(auth.bssid, ev->bssid);
 	auth.action = ev->action;
 
-	pr_info("%s: external auth bss=%pM action=%u akm=%u\n",
-		vif->netdev->name, auth.bssid, auth.action,
-		auth.key_mgmt_suite);
+	pr_debug("%s: external SAE processing: bss=%pM action=%u akm=%u\n",
+		 vif->netdev->name, auth.bssid, auth.action,
+		 auth.key_mgmt_suite);
 
 	ret = cfg80211_external_auth_request(vif->netdev, &auth, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/qlink.h b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/qlink.h
index 7ee1070f985f..5e9254f8fa8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/qlink.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/qlink.h
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ struct qlink_cmd_connect {
  */
 struct qlink_cmd_external_auth {
 	struct qlink_cmd chdr;
-	u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN];
+	u8 peer[ETH_ALEN];
 	__le16 status;
 	u8 payload[0];
 } __packed;