diff --git a/net/wireless/sme.c b/net/wireless/sme.c
index 458f72d8351a..85076f3b3355 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sme.c
@@ -1453,6 +1453,13 @@ int cfg80211_connect(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 
 	lockdep_assert_wiphy(wdev->wiphy);
 
+	/*
+	 * Pending events may still change the state we're about to reason
+	 * about (e.g. a deferred disconnect clearing ssid_len), so process
+	 * them before looking at it.
+	 */
+	cfg80211_process_rdev_events(rdev);
+
 	/*
 	 * If we have an ssid_len, we're trying to connect or are
 	 * already connected, so reject a new SSID unless it's the
@@ -1559,6 +1566,13 @@ int cfg80211_disconnect(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 
 	lockdep_assert_wiphy(wdev->wiphy);
 
+	/*
+	 * Pending events may still change the state we're about to reason
+	 * about (e.g. a deferred disconnect clearing ssid_len), so process
+	 * them before looking at it.
+	 */
+	cfg80211_process_rdev_events(rdev);
+
 	kfree_sensitive(wdev->connect_keys);
 	wdev->connect_keys = NULL;