diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ie.c
index abf52d25b981..c488c3068abc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ie.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ mwifiex_update_autoindex_ies(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 	if (GET_BSS_ROLE(priv) == MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_UAP)
 		return mwifiex_send_cmd(priv, HostCmd_CMD_UAP_SYS_CONFIG,
 					HostCmd_ACT_GEN_SET,
-					UAP_CUSTOM_IE_I, ie_list, false);
+					UAP_CUSTOM_IE_I, ie_list, true);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
index 759a6ada5b0f..e791166d90c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
@@ -848,9 +848,9 @@ int mwifiex_config_start_uap(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 
 	if (mwifiex_send_cmd(priv, HostCmd_CMD_UAP_SYS_CONFIG,
 			     HostCmd_ACT_GEN_SET,
-			     UAP_BSS_PARAMS_I, bss_cfg, false)) {
+			     UAP_BSS_PARAMS_I, bss_cfg, true)) {
 		mwifiex_dbg(priv->adapter, ERROR,
-			    "Failed to set the SSID\n");
+			    "Failed to set AP configuration\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ int mwifiex_config_start_uap(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 	}
 
 	if (mwifiex_send_cmd(priv, HostCmd_CMD_UAP_BSS_START,
-			     HostCmd_ACT_GEN_SET, 0, NULL, false)) {
+			     HostCmd_ACT_GEN_SET, 0, NULL, true)) {
 		mwifiex_dbg(priv->adapter, ERROR,
 			    "Failed to start the BSS\n");
 		return -1;