diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c
index 4ac1a6f3a8..54f5fb62f0 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c
@@ -3897,6 +3897,8 @@ QDF_STATUS dp_peer_state_update(struct cdp_soc_t *soc_hdl, uint8_t *peer_mac,
 	}
 	peer->state = state;
 
+	peer->authorize = (state == OL_TXRX_PEER_STATE_AUTH) ? 1 : 0;
+
 	dp_info("peer %pK state %d", peer, peer->state);
 	/* ref_cnt is incremented inside dp_peer_find_hash_find().
 	 * Decrement it here.