diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index 68b294e839447ab5a4bfeeaf0b2bebf6fe2ba427..2dcf9bba317c35137dd0f526ceeef3147069b3d0 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -3092,7 +3092,8 @@ enum nl80211_mesh_power_mode {
  *
  * @NL80211_MESHCONF_PLINK_TIMEOUT: If no tx activity is seen from a STA we've
  *	established peering with for longer than this time (in seconds), then
- *	remove it from the STA's list of peers.  Default is 30 minutes.
+ *	remove it from the STA's list of peers. You may set this to 0 to disable
+ *	the removal of the STA. Default is 30 minutes.
  *
  * @__NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
  */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 0c8b2a77d312d5e3ad18f975ce808c44755c820b..acf441ff9f4a2872c486dd6ea4ee37065e32abf3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -574,7 +574,8 @@ static void ieee80211_mesh_housekeeping(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	struct ieee80211_if_mesh *ifmsh = &sdata->u.mesh;
 	u32 changed;
 
-	ieee80211_sta_expire(sdata, ifmsh->mshcfg.plink_timeout * HZ);
+	if (ifmsh->mshcfg.plink_timeout > 0)
+		ieee80211_sta_expire(sdata, ifmsh->mshcfg.plink_timeout * HZ);
 	mesh_path_expire(sdata);
 
 	changed = mesh_accept_plinks_update(sdata);
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index d78fd8b54515e630b67bf38d710b2b698f703c4c..9c6e23ede5b233c62801fb93936a0bb34a8c996e 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -5265,7 +5265,7 @@ do {									    \
 	FILL_IN_MESH_PARAM_IF_SET(tb, cfg, dot11MeshAwakeWindowDuration,
 				  0, 65535, mask,
 				  NL80211_MESHCONF_AWAKE_WINDOW, nla_get_u16);
-	FILL_IN_MESH_PARAM_IF_SET(tb, cfg, plink_timeout, 1, 0xffffffff,
+	FILL_IN_MESH_PARAM_IF_SET(tb, cfg, plink_timeout, 0, 0xffffffff,
 				  mask, NL80211_MESHCONF_PLINK_TIMEOUT,
 				  nla_get_u32);
 	if (mask_out)