diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
index f35fe2360e9a..216020c4a776 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
@@ -1041,12 +1041,17 @@ static QDF_STATUS hdd_dis_connect_handler(hdd_adapter_t *pAdapter,
 				    eSIR_MAC_PEER_STA_REQ_LEAVING_BSS_REASON)
 					pr_info("wlan: disconnected due to poor signal, rssi is %d dB\n", pRoamInfo->rxRssi);
 				cfg80211_disconnected(dev, pRoamInfo->
-						      reasonCode, NULL,
-						      0, GFP_KERNEL);
+						      reasonCode, NULL, 0,
+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 2, 0)) || defined(WITH_BACKPORTS)
+						      true,
+#endif
+						      GFP_KERNEL);
 			} else {
 				cfg80211_disconnected(dev,
-					      WLAN_REASON_UNSPECIFIED,
-					      NULL, 0,
+					      WLAN_REASON_UNSPECIFIED, NULL, 0,
+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 2, 0)) || defined(WITH_BACKPORTS)
+						      true,
+#endif
 					      GFP_KERNEL);
 			}
 
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index 77d513eac8ac..e86c52bf79f7 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -9006,8 +9006,11 @@ disconnected:
 	 * is handled by __cfg80211_disconnect call to __cfg80211_disconnected
 	 */
 	hddLog(LOG1, FL("Send disconnected event to userspace"));
-	cfg80211_disconnected(pAdapter->dev, WLAN_REASON_UNSPECIFIED,
-				NULL, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	cfg80211_disconnected(pAdapter->dev, WLAN_REASON_UNSPECIFIED, NULL, 0,
+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 2, 0)) || defined(WITH_BACKPORTS)
+			      false,
+#endif
+			      GFP_KERNEL);
 #endif
 
 	return result;
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 9f0f4925d893..5d86191b6dde 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -3127,7 +3127,11 @@ QDF_STATUS hdd_start_all_adapters(hdd_context_t *hdd_ctx)
 				/* indicate disconnected event to nl80211 */
 				cfg80211_disconnected(adapter->dev,
 						      WLAN_REASON_UNSPECIFIED,
-						      NULL, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+						      NULL, 0,
+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 2, 0)) || defined(WITH_BACKPORTS)
+						      true,
+#endif
+						      GFP_KERNEL);
 			} else if (eConnectionState_Connecting == connState) {
 				/*
 				 * Indicate connect failure to supplicant if we were in the