diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
index 6ac770d8271e..0ebef42feb69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
@@ -2679,7 +2679,7 @@ static int wcn36xx_smd_missed_beacon_ind(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 			wcn36xx_dbg(WCN36XX_DBG_HAL, "beacon missed bss_index %d\n",
 				    tmp->bss_index);
 			vif = wcn36xx_priv_to_vif(tmp);
-			ieee80211_connection_loss(vif);
+			ieee80211_beacon_loss(vif);
 		}
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -2694,7 +2694,7 @@ static int wcn36xx_smd_missed_beacon_ind(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 			wcn36xx_dbg(WCN36XX_DBG_HAL, "beacon missed bss_index %d\n",
 				    rsp->bss_index);
 			vif = wcn36xx_priv_to_vif(tmp);
-			ieee80211_connection_loss(vif);
+			ieee80211_beacon_loss(vif);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}