--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
-@@ -4435,9 +4435,11 @@ static int i802_set_wds_sta(void *priv,
+@@ -4652,9 +4652,11 @@ static int i802_set_wds_sta(void *priv,
wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Set WDS STA addr=" MACSTR
" aid=%d val=%d name=%s", MAC2STR(addr), aid, val, name);
if (val) {
linux_set_iface_flags(drv->ioctl_sock, name, 1);
return i802_set_sta_vlan(priv, addr, name, 0);
} else {
+--- a/src/ap/ieee802_11.c
++++ b/src/ap/ieee802_11.c
+@@ -1627,6 +1627,9 @@ static void handle_assoc_cb(struct hosta
+ "Could not add STA to kernel driver");
+ }
+
++ if (sta->flags & WLAN_STA_WDS)
++ hapd->drv.set_wds_sta(hapd, sta->addr, sta->aid, 1);
++
+ if (sta->eapol_sm == NULL) {
+ /*
+ * This STA does not use RADIUS server for EAP authentication,