diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 63b3fa0f0..38156c32a 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -405,6 +405,41 @@ static void nl80211_nlmsg_clear(struct nl_msg *msg)
 }
 
 
+static int send_event_marker(struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv)
+{
+	struct nl_sock *handle;
+	struct nl_msg *msg;
+	struct nlmsghdr *hdr;
+	int res = 0;
+	int err = -NLE_NOMEM;
+
+	msg = nlmsg_alloc();
+	if (!msg)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* We only care about the returned sequence number for matching. */
+	if (!nl80211_cmd(drv, msg, 0, NL80211_CMD_GET_PROTOCOL_FEATURES))
+		goto out;
+
+	handle = (void *) (((intptr_t) drv->global->nl_event) ^
+			   ELOOP_SOCKET_INVALID);
+
+	err = nl_send_auto_complete(handle, msg);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	hdr = nlmsg_hdr(msg);
+	res = hdr->nlmsg_seq;
+
+out:
+	nlmsg_free(msg);
+	if (err)
+		wpa_printf(MSG_INFO, "nl80211: %s failed: %s",
+			   __func__, nl_geterror(err));
+	return res;
+}
+
+
 static int send_and_recv(struct nl80211_global *global,
 			 struct nl_sock *nl_handle, struct nl_msg *msg,
 			 int (*valid_handler)(struct nl_msg *, void *),
@@ -3736,7 +3771,6 @@ static int wpa_driver_nl80211_disconnect(struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv,
 					 struct i802_bss *bss)
 {
 	int ret;
-	int drv_associated = drv->associated;
 
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "%s(reason_code=%d)", __func__, reason_code);
 	nl80211_mark_disconnected(drv);
@@ -3747,7 +3781,8 @@ static int wpa_driver_nl80211_disconnect(struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv,
 	 * For locally generated disconnect, supplicant already generates a
 	 * DEAUTH event, so ignore the event from NL80211.
 	 */
-	drv->ignore_next_local_disconnect = drv_associated && (ret == 0);
+	if (ret == 0)
+		drv->ignore_next_local_disconnect = send_event_marker(drv);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -3758,7 +3793,6 @@ static int wpa_driver_nl80211_deauthenticate(struct i802_bss *bss,
 {
 	struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv = bss->drv;
 	int ret;
-	int drv_associated = drv->associated;
 
 	if (drv->nlmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) {
 		nl80211_mark_disconnected(drv);
@@ -3776,7 +3810,8 @@ static int wpa_driver_nl80211_deauthenticate(struct i802_bss *bss,
 	 * For locally generated deauthenticate, supplicant already generates a
 	 * DEAUTH event, so ignore the event from NL80211.
 	 */
-	drv->ignore_next_local_deauth = drv_associated && (ret == 0);
+	if (ret == 0)
+		drv->ignore_next_local_deauth = send_event_marker(drv);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -10811,9 +10846,9 @@ static int wpa_driver_nl80211_status(void *priv, char *buf, size_t buflen)
 			  drv->retry_auth ? "retry_auth=1\n" : "",
 			  drv->use_monitor ? "use_monitor=1\n" : "",
 			  drv->ignore_next_local_disconnect ?
-			  "ignore_next_local_disconnect=1\n" : "",
+			  "ignore_next_local_disconnect\n" : "",
 			  drv->ignore_next_local_deauth ?
-			  "ignore_next_local_deauth=1\n" : "");
+			  "ignore_next_local_deauth\n" : "");
 	if (os_snprintf_error(end - pos, res))
 		return pos - buf;
 	pos += res;
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.h b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.h
index aee8c4512..d41973993 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.h
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.h
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data {
 	unsigned int scan_for_auth:1;
 	unsigned int retry_auth:1;
 	unsigned int use_monitor:1;
-	unsigned int ignore_next_local_disconnect:1;
-	unsigned int ignore_next_local_deauth:1;
 	unsigned int hostapd:1;
 	unsigned int start_mode_sta:1;
 	unsigned int start_iface_up:1;
@@ -203,6 +201,9 @@ struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data {
 	unsigned int puncturing:1;
 	unsigned int qca_ap_allowed_freqs:1;
 
+	u32 ignore_next_local_disconnect;
+	u32 ignore_next_local_deauth;
+
 	u64 vendor_scan_cookie;
 	u64 remain_on_chan_cookie;
 	u64 send_frame_cookie;
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211_event.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211_event.c
index b3daf546f..4f477ea5a 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211_event.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211_event.c
@@ -4066,6 +4066,30 @@ int process_global_event(struct nl_msg *msg, void *arg)
 	int wdev_id_set = 0;
 	int wiphy_idx_set = 0;
 
+	/* Event marker, all prior events have been processed */
+	if (gnlh->cmd == NL80211_CMD_GET_PROTOCOL_FEATURES) {
+		u32 seq = nlmsg_hdr(msg)->nlmsg_seq;
+
+		dl_list_for_each_safe(drv, tmp, &global->interfaces,
+				      struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data, list) {
+			if (drv->ignore_next_local_deauth > 0 &&
+			    drv->ignore_next_local_deauth <= seq) {
+				wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+					   "nl80211: No DEAUTHENTICATE event was ignored");
+				drv->ignore_next_local_deauth = 0;
+			}
+
+			if (drv->ignore_next_local_disconnect > 0 &&
+			    drv->ignore_next_local_disconnect <= seq) {
+				wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+					   "nl80211: No DISCONNECT event was ignored");
+				drv->ignore_next_local_disconnect = 0;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return NL_SKIP;
+	}
+
 	nla_parse(tb, NL80211_ATTR_MAX, genlmsg_attrdata(gnlh, 0),
 		  genlmsg_attrlen(gnlh, 0), NULL);