diff --git a/net/wireless/mlme.c b/net/wireless/mlme.c
index ac059cefbeb3..775cac4d6100 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mlme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mlme.c
@@ -281,6 +281,11 @@ int cfg80211_mlme_auth(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 	    ether_addr_equal(req->bss->bssid, wdev->u.client.connected_addr))
 		return -EALREADY;
 
+	if (ether_addr_equal(req->bss->bssid, dev->dev_addr) ||
+	    (req->link_id >= 0 &&
+	     ether_addr_equal(req->ap_mld_addr, dev->dev_addr)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	return rdev_auth(rdev, dev, req);
 }
 
@@ -335,6 +340,9 @@ int cfg80211_mlme_assoc(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 			if (req->links[i].bss == req->links[j].bss)
 				return -EINVAL;
 		}
+
+		if (ether_addr_equal(req->links[i].bss->bssid, dev->dev_addr))
+			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (wdev->connected &&
@@ -342,6 +350,11 @@ int cfg80211_mlme_assoc(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 	     !ether_addr_equal(wdev->u.client.connected_addr, req->prev_bssid)))
 		return -EALREADY;
 
+	if ((req->bss && ether_addr_equal(req->bss->bssid, dev->dev_addr)) ||
+	    (req->link_id >= 0 &&
+	     ether_addr_equal(req->ap_mld_addr, dev->dev_addr)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	cfg80211_oper_and_ht_capa(&req->ht_capa_mask,
 				  rdev->wiphy.ht_capa_mod_mask);
 	cfg80211_oper_and_vht_capa(&req->vht_capa_mask,