diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/sme.c b/wpa_supplicant/sme.c
index cf16bf7c5..b57f167b1 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/sme.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/sme.c
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ static void sme_send_authentication(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 		" (SSID='%s' freq=%d MHz)", MAC2STR(params.bssid),
 		wpa_ssid_txt(params.ssid, params.ssid_len), params.freq);
 
+	eapol_sm_notify_portValid(wpa_s->eapol, FALSE);
 	wpa_clear_keys(wpa_s, bss->bssid);
 	wpa_supplicant_set_state(wpa_s, WPA_AUTHENTICATING);
 	if (old_ssid != wpa_s->current_ssid)