diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_deauth_frame.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_deauth_frame.c
index beedd3ac5fdf..f8a3c461f5a8 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_deauth_frame.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_deauth_frame.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ static void lim_process_sae_auth_msg(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 
 	sae_msg->vdev_id = pe_session->vdev_id;
 	sae_msg->sae_status = IEEE80211_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED;
-	sae_msg->result_code = eSIR_SME_DEAUTH_WHILE_JOIN;
+	sae_msg->result_code = eSIR_SME_AUTH_REFUSED;
 	qdf_mem_copy(sae_msg->peer_mac_addr, addr, QDF_MAC_ADDR_SIZE);
 	lim_process_sae_msg(mac_ctx, sae_msg);
 
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_message_queue.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_message_queue.c
index 199866886095..0952de15e8ac 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_message_queue.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_message_queue.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static void lim_process_sae_msg_sta(struct mac_context *mac,
 						    session);
 		else
 			lim_restore_from_auth_state(mac, sae_msg->result_code,
-						    STATUS_UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE,
+						    sae_msg->sae_status,
 						    session);
 		break;
 	default: