diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index b909a7665e9c..155eb0fab12a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -926,6 +926,8 @@ mwifiex_init_new_priv_params(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
+	priv->bss_num = mwifiex_get_unused_bss_num(adapter, priv->bss_type);
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->main_proc_lock, flags);
 	adapter->main_locked = false;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->main_proc_lock, flags);