diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h b/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h
index ab474ff85..26b91bd18 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/config_ssid.h
@@ -651,6 +651,8 @@ struct wpa_ssid {
 #ifdef CONFIG_HS20
 	int update_identifier;
 #endif /* CONFIG_HS20 */
+
+	unsigned int wps_run;
 };
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_SSID_H */
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
index bf3d19df0..be779d884 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ struct wpa_supplicant {
 	struct wps_context *wps;
 	int wps_success; /* WPS success event received */
 	struct wps_er *wps_er;
+	unsigned int wps_run;
 	int blacklist_cleared;
 
 	struct wpabuf *pending_eapol_rx;
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wps_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wps_supplicant.c
index fd0d14a87..40a5c696c 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wps_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wps_supplicant.c
@@ -286,11 +286,54 @@ static void wpas_wps_remove_dup_network(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 		/* compare security parameters */
 		if (ssid->auth_alg != new_ssid->auth_alg ||
 		    ssid->key_mgmt != new_ssid->key_mgmt ||
-		    ssid->proto != new_ssid->proto ||
-		    ssid->pairwise_cipher != new_ssid->pairwise_cipher ||
 		    ssid->group_cipher != new_ssid->group_cipher)
 			continue;
 
+		/*
+		 * Some existing WPS APs will send two creds in case they are
+		 * configured for mixed mode operation (WPA+WPA2 and TKIP+CCMP).
+		 * Try to merge these two creds if they are received in the same
+		 * M8 message.
+		 */
+		if (ssid->wps_run && ssid->wps_run == new_ssid->wps_run &&
+		    wpa_key_mgmt_wpa_psk(ssid->key_mgmt)) {
+			if (new_ssid->passphrase && ssid->passphrase &&
+			    os_strcmp(new_ssid->passphrase, ssid->passphrase) !=
+			    0) {
+				wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+					   "WPS: M8 Creds with different passphrase - do not merge");
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if (new_ssid->psk_set &&
+			    (!ssid->psk_set ||
+			     os_memcmp(new_ssid->psk, ssid->psk, 32) != 0)) {
+				wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+					   "WPS: M8 Creds with different PSK - do not merge");
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if ((new_ssid->passphrase && !ssid->passphrase) ||
+			    (!new_ssid->passphrase && ssid->passphrase)) {
+				wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+					   "WPS: M8 Creds with different passphrase/PSK type - do not merge");
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+				   "WPS: Workaround - merge likely WPA/WPA2-mixed mode creds in same M8 message");
+			new_ssid->proto |= ssid->proto;
+			new_ssid->pairwise_cipher |= ssid->pairwise_cipher;
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * proto and pairwise_cipher difference matter for
+			 * non-mixed-mode creds.
+			 */
+			if (ssid->proto != new_ssid->proto ||
+			    ssid->pairwise_cipher != new_ssid->pairwise_cipher)
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/* Remove the duplicated older network entry. */
 		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "Remove duplicate network %d", ssid->id);
 		wpas_notify_network_removed(wpa_s, ssid);
@@ -411,6 +454,7 @@ static int wpa_supplicant_wps_cred(void *ctx,
 	}
 
 	wpa_config_set_network_defaults(ssid);
+	ssid->wps_run = wpa_s->wps_run;
 
 	os_free(ssid->ssid);
 	ssid->ssid = os_malloc(cred->ssid_len);
@@ -1004,6 +1048,9 @@ static void wpas_wps_reassoc(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 {
 	struct wpa_bss *bss;
 
+	wpa_s->wps_run++;
+	if (wpa_s->wps_run == 0)
+		wpa_s->wps_run++;
 	wpa_s->after_wps = 0;
 	wpa_s->known_wps_freq = 0;
 	if (freq) {