--- /dev/null
+--- a/net80211/ieee80211_node.c
++++ b/net80211/ieee80211_node.c
+@@ -427,8 +427,8 @@ ieee80211_reset_bss(struct ieee80211vap
+ __func__, ni, MAC_ADDR(vap->iv_myaddr));
+ KASSERT(ni != NULL, ("unable to setup inital BSS node"));
+
+- vap->iv_bss = PASS_NODE(ni);
+- KASSERT((atomic_read(&vap->iv_bss->ni_refcnt) == 2),
++ vap->iv_bss = ieee80211_ref_node(ni);
++ KASSERT((atomic_read(&vap->iv_bss->ni_refcnt) == 3),
+ ("wrong refcount for new node."));
+
+ if (obss != NULL) {