diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index cbedfc2..ce29a0d 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -1925,6 +1925,7 @@
 	[NL80211_STA_FLAG_SHORT_PREAMBLE] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
 	[NL80211_STA_FLAG_WME] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
 	[NL80211_STA_FLAG_MFP] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
+	[NL80211_STA_FLAG_AUTHENTICATED] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
 };
 
 static int parse_station_flags(struct genl_info *info,
@@ -2284,7 +2285,9 @@
 			err = -EINVAL;
 		if (params.supported_rates)
 			err = -EINVAL;
-		if (params.sta_flags_mask)
+		if (params.sta_flags_mask &
+				~(BIT(NL80211_STA_FLAG_AUTHENTICATED) |
+				  BIT(NL80211_STA_FLAG_AUTHORIZED)))
 			err = -EINVAL;
 		break;
 	default: