diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/sme.c b/wpa_supplicant/sme.c
index 7f43216c6..be023c701 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/sme.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/sme.c
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ static int sme_sae_auth(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, u16 auth_transaction,
 			" auth_type=%u auth_transaction=%u status_code=%u",
 			MAC2STR(bssid), WLAN_AUTH_SAE,
 			auth_transaction, status_code);
-		return -1;
+		return -2;
 	}
 
 	if (auth_transaction == 1) {
@@ -1513,7 +1513,10 @@ void sme_external_auth_mgmt_rx(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 		if (res < 0) {
 			/* Notify failure to the driver */
 			sme_send_external_auth_status(
-				wpa_s, WLAN_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE);
+				wpa_s,
+				res == -2 ?
+				le_to_host16(header->u.auth.status_code) :
+				WLAN_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE);
 			return;
 		}
 		if (res != 1)