diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/bss.c b/wpa_supplicant/bss.c
index e4bde6e5d..6727c86e9 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/bss.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/bss.c
@@ -306,10 +306,18 @@ static int wpa_bss_known(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, struct wpa_bss *bss)
 
 static int wpa_bss_in_use(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, struct wpa_bss *bss)
 {
-	return bss == wpa_s->current_bss ||
-		(!is_zero_ether_addr(bss->bssid) &&
-		 (os_memcmp(bss->bssid, wpa_s->bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0 ||
-		  os_memcmp(bss->bssid, wpa_s->pending_bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0));
+	if (bss == wpa_s->current_bss)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (wpa_s->current_bss &&
+	    (bss->ssid_len != wpa_s->current_bss->ssid_len ||
+	     os_memcmp(bss->ssid, wpa_s->current_bss->ssid,
+		       bss->ssid_len) != 0))
+		return 0; /* SSID has changed */
+
+	return !is_zero_ether_addr(bss->bssid) &&
+		(os_memcmp(bss->bssid, wpa_s->bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0 ||
+		 os_memcmp(bss->bssid, wpa_s->pending_bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0);
 }