diff --git a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_assoc.c b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_assoc.c
index 755b612ce197..c6124fcf27b7 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_assoc.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_assoc.c
@@ -390,3 +390,21 @@ ieee80211softmac_handle_disassoc(struct net_device * dev,
 	
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int
+ieee80211softmac_handle_reassoc_req(struct net_device * dev,
+				    struct ieee80211_reassoc_request * resp)
+{
+	struct ieee80211softmac_device *mac = ieee80211_priv(dev);
+	struct ieee80211softmac_network *network;
+
+	function_enter();
+
+	network = ieee80211softmac_get_network_by_bssid(mac, resp->header.addr3);
+	if (!network) {
+		dprintkl(KERN_INFO PFX "reassoc request from unknown network\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+	ieee80211softmac_assoc(mac, network);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_module.c b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_module.c
index aa65d5ad4c05..6f99f781bff8 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_module.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_module.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct net_device *alloc_ieee80211softmac(int sizeof_priv)
 	softmac->ieee->handle_auth = ieee80211softmac_auth_resp;
 	softmac->ieee->handle_deauth = ieee80211softmac_deauth_resp;
 	softmac->ieee->handle_assoc_response = ieee80211softmac_handle_assoc_response;
+	softmac->ieee->handle_reassoc_request = ieee80211softmac_handle_reassoc_req;
 	softmac->ieee->handle_disassoc = ieee80211softmac_handle_disassoc;
 	softmac->scaninfo = NULL;
 
diff --git a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_priv.h b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_priv.h
index db0017ac29ea..258da14937be 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_priv.h
+++ b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_priv.h
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ int ieee80211softmac_handle_assoc_response(struct net_device * dev,
 					   struct ieee80211_network * network);
 int ieee80211softmac_handle_disassoc(struct net_device * dev,
 				     struct ieee80211_disassoc * disassoc);
+int ieee80211softmac_handle_reassoc_req(struct net_device * dev,
+				        struct ieee80211_reassoc_request * reassoc);
 void ieee80211softmac_assoc_timeout(void *d);
 
 /* some helper functions */