diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
index dddc09c743d7..8fbd4c604308 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
@@ -5611,9 +5611,9 @@ int hdd_set_csr_auth_type(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 
 	roam_profile = hdd_roam_profile(adapter);
 	roam_profile->AuthType.numEntries = 1;
-	hdd_debug("auth_type = %d rsn_auth_type %d wpa_versions %d",
+	hdd_debug("auth_type = %d rsn_auth_type %d wpa_versions %d key_mgmt : 0x%x",
 		  sta_ctx->conn_info.auth_type, rsn_auth_type,
-		  sta_ctx->wpa_versions);
+		  sta_ctx->wpa_versions, key_mgmt);
 
 	switch (sta_ctx->conn_info.auth_type) {
 	case eCSR_AUTH_TYPE_OPEN_SYSTEM:
@@ -5711,6 +5711,10 @@ int hdd_set_csr_auth_type(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 				/* OWE case */
 				roam_profile->AuthType.authType[0] =
 					eCSR_AUTH_TYPE_OWE;
+			} else if (rsn_auth_type == eCSR_AUTH_TYPE_SAE) {
+				/* SAE with open authentication case */
+				roam_profile->AuthType.authType[0] =
+					eCSR_AUTH_TYPE_SAE;
 			} else if ((rsn_auth_type ==
 				  eCSR_AUTH_TYPE_SUITEB_EAP_SHA256) &&
 				  ((key_mgmt & HDD_AUTH_KEY_MGMT_802_1X)
diff --git a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_util.c b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_util.c
index 824cf8067246..125723ccac0f 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_util.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_util.c
@@ -3213,6 +3213,8 @@ csr_check_sae_auth(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 			       authentication)) {
 		if (eCSR_AUTH_TYPE_FT_SAE == auth_type->authType[index])
 			*neg_authtype = eCSR_AUTH_TYPE_FT_SAE;
+		if (eCSR_AUTH_TYPE_OPEN_SYSTEM == auth_type->authType[index])
+			*neg_authtype = eCSR_AUTH_TYPE_OPEN_SYSTEM;
 	}
 
 	if ((*neg_authtype == eCSR_AUTH_TYPE_UNKNOWN) &&
@@ -3220,6 +3222,8 @@ csr_check_sae_auth(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 				c_auth_suites, authentication)) {
 		if (eCSR_AUTH_TYPE_SAE == auth_type->authType[index])
 			*neg_authtype = eCSR_AUTH_TYPE_SAE;
+		if (eCSR_AUTH_TYPE_OPEN_SYSTEM == auth_type->authType[index])
+			*neg_authtype = eCSR_AUTH_TYPE_OPEN_SYSTEM;
 	}
 	sme_debug("negotiated auth type is %d", *neg_authtype);
 }