diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index d1b8f0d..ec33096 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -917,28 +917,28 @@
 void cfg80211_send_rx_assoc(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf, size_t len);
 
 /**
- * cfg80211_send_rx_deauth - notification of processed deauthentication
+ * cfg80211_send_deauth - notification of processed deauthentication
  * @dev: network device
  * @buf: deauthentication frame (header + body)
  * @len: length of the frame data
  *
  * This function is called whenever deauthentication has been processed in
- * station mode.
+ * station mode. This includes both received deauthentication frames and
+ * locally generated ones.
  */
-void cfg80211_send_rx_deauth(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf,
-			     size_t len);
+void cfg80211_send_deauth(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf, size_t len);
 
 /**
- * cfg80211_send_rx_disassoc - notification of processed disassociation
+ * cfg80211_send_disassoc - notification of processed disassociation
  * @dev: network device
  * @buf: disassociation response frame (header + body)
  * @len: length of the frame data
  *
  * This function is called whenever disassociation has been processed in
- * station mode.
+ * station mode. This includes both received disassociation frames and locally
+ * generated ones.
  */
-void cfg80211_send_rx_disassoc(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf,
-			       size_t len);
+void cfg80211_send_disassoc(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf, size_t len);
 
 /**
  * cfg80211_hold_bss - exclude bss from expiration
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 132938b..08db02c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -325,6 +325,10 @@
 	/* u.deauth.reason_code == u.disassoc.reason_code */
 	mgmt->u.deauth.reason_code = cpu_to_le16(reason);
 
+	if (stype == IEEE80211_STYPE_DEAUTH)
+		cfg80211_send_deauth(sdata->dev, (u8 *) mgmt, skb->len);
+	else
+		cfg80211_send_disassoc(sdata->dev, (u8 *) mgmt, skb->len);
 	ieee80211_tx_skb(sdata, skb, ifmgd->flags & IEEE80211_STA_MFP_ENABLED);
 }
 
@@ -1187,7 +1191,7 @@
 
 	ieee80211_set_disassoc(sdata, true, false, 0);
 	ifmgd->flags &= ~IEEE80211_STA_AUTHENTICATED;
-	cfg80211_send_rx_deauth(sdata->dev, (u8 *) mgmt, len);
+	cfg80211_send_deauth(sdata->dev, (u8 *) mgmt, len);
 }
 
 
@@ -1218,7 +1222,7 @@
 	}
 
 	ieee80211_set_disassoc(sdata, false, false, reason_code);
-	cfg80211_send_rx_disassoc(sdata->dev, (u8 *) mgmt, len);
+	cfg80211_send_disassoc(sdata->dev, (u8 *) mgmt, len);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/mlme.c b/net/wireless/mlme.c
index bec5721..33ff7cc 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mlme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mlme.c
@@ -28,19 +28,18 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_send_rx_assoc);
 
-void cfg80211_send_rx_deauth(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf, size_t len)
+void cfg80211_send_deauth(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	struct wiphy *wiphy = dev->ieee80211_ptr->wiphy;
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wiphy);
-	nl80211_send_rx_deauth(rdev, dev, buf, len);
+	nl80211_send_deauth(rdev, dev, buf, len);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_send_rx_deauth);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_send_deauth);
 
-void cfg80211_send_rx_disassoc(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf,
-			       size_t len)
+void cfg80211_send_disassoc(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	struct wiphy *wiphy = dev->ieee80211_ptr->wiphy;
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wiphy);
-	nl80211_send_rx_disassoc(rdev, dev, buf, len);
+	nl80211_send_disassoc(rdev, dev, buf, len);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_send_rx_disassoc);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_send_disassoc);
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index c04df6a..195424e 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -3415,17 +3415,16 @@
 	nl80211_send_mlme_event(rdev, netdev, buf, len, NL80211_CMD_ASSOCIATE);
 }
 
-void nl80211_send_rx_deauth(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
-			    struct net_device *netdev, const u8 *buf,
-			    size_t len)
+void nl80211_send_deauth(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+			 struct net_device *netdev, const u8 *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	nl80211_send_mlme_event(rdev, netdev, buf, len,
 				NL80211_CMD_DEAUTHENTICATE);
 }
 
-void nl80211_send_rx_disassoc(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
-			      struct net_device *netdev, const u8 *buf,
-			      size_t len)
+void nl80211_send_disassoc(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+			   struct net_device *netdev, const u8 *buf,
+			   size_t len)
 {
 	nl80211_send_mlme_event(rdev, netdev, buf, len,
 				NL80211_CMD_DISASSOCIATE);
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.h b/net/wireless/nl80211.h
index b77af4a..55686fc 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.h
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.h
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 extern void nl80211_send_rx_assoc(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 				  struct net_device *netdev,
 				  const u8 *buf, size_t len);
-extern void nl80211_send_rx_deauth(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
-				   struct net_device *netdev,
-				   const u8 *buf, size_t len);
-extern void nl80211_send_rx_disassoc(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
-				     struct net_device *netdev,
-				     const u8 *buf, size_t len);
+extern void nl80211_send_deauth(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+				struct net_device *netdev,
+				const u8 *buf, size_t len);
+extern void nl80211_send_disassoc(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+				  struct net_device *netdev,
+				  const u8 *buf, size_t len);
 
 #endif /* __NET_WIRELESS_NL80211_H */