diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
index fd4c89df67e165..eba32f56850ab8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
@@ -3256,6 +3256,15 @@ static int ath6kl_cfg80211_sscan_start(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	struct ath6kl_vif *vif = netdev_priv(dev);
 	u16 interval;
 	int ret, rssi_thold;
+	int n_match_sets = request->n_match_sets;
+
+	/*
+	 * If there's a matchset w/o an SSID, then assume it's just for
+	 * the RSSI (nothing else is currently supported) and ignore it.
+	 * The device only supports a global RSSI filter that we set below.
+	 */
+	if (n_match_sets == 1 && !request->match_sets[0].ssid.ssid_len)
+		n_match_sets = 0;
 
 	if (ar->state != ATH6KL_STATE_ON)
 		return -EIO;
@@ -3268,11 +3277,11 @@ static int ath6kl_cfg80211_sscan_start(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	ret = ath6kl_set_probed_ssids(ar, vif, request->ssids,
 				      request->n_ssids,
 				      request->match_sets,
-				      request->n_match_sets);
+				      n_match_sets);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (!request->n_match_sets) {
+	if (!n_match_sets) {
 		ret = ath6kl_wmi_bssfilter_cmd(ar->wmi, vif->fw_vif_idx,
 					       ALL_BSS_FILTER, 0);
 		if (ret < 0)
@@ -3286,12 +3295,12 @@ static int ath6kl_cfg80211_sscan_start(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 
 	if (test_bit(ATH6KL_FW_CAPABILITY_RSSI_SCAN_THOLD,
 		     ar->fw_capabilities)) {
-		if (request->rssi_thold <= NL80211_SCAN_RSSI_THOLD_OFF)
+		if (request->min_rssi_thold <= NL80211_SCAN_RSSI_THOLD_OFF)
 			rssi_thold = 0;
-		else if (request->rssi_thold < -127)
+		else if (request->min_rssi_thold < -127)
 			rssi_thold = -127;
 		else
-			rssi_thold = request->rssi_thold;
+			rssi_thold = request->min_rssi_thold;
 
 		ret = ath6kl_wmi_set_rssi_filter_cmd(ar->wmi, vif->fw_vif_idx,
 						     rssi_thold);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
index 0e0007960612e7..9674bfd978f136 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
@@ -595,6 +595,9 @@ static void iwl_scan_offload_build_ssid(struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request *req,
 	 * config match list.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < req->n_match_sets && i < PROBE_OPTION_MAX; i++) {
+		/* skip empty SSID matchsets */
+		if (!req->match_sets[i].ssid.ssid_len)
+			continue;
 		scan->direct_scan[i].id = WLAN_EID_SSID;
 		scan->direct_scan[i].len = req->match_sets[i].ssid.ssid_len;
 		memcpy(scan->direct_scan[i].ssid, req->match_sets[i].ssid.ssid,
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index d5e57bf678a643..009290e36d1575 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -1394,10 +1394,12 @@ struct cfg80211_scan_request {
 /**
  * struct cfg80211_match_set - sets of attributes to match
  *
- * @ssid: SSID to be matched
+ * @ssid: SSID to be matched; may be zero-length for no match (RSSI only)
+ * @rssi_thold: don't report scan results below this threshold (in s32 dBm)
  */
 struct cfg80211_match_set {
 	struct cfg80211_ssid ssid;
+	s32 rssi_thold;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -1420,7 +1422,8 @@ struct cfg80211_match_set {
  * @dev: the interface
  * @scan_start: start time of the scheduled scan
  * @channels: channels to scan
- * @rssi_thold: don't report scan results below this threshold (in s32 dBm)
+ * @min_rssi_thold: for drivers only supporting a single threshold, this
+ *	contains the minimum over all matchsets
  */
 struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request {
 	struct cfg80211_ssid *ssids;
@@ -1433,7 +1436,7 @@ struct cfg80211_sched_scan_request {
 	u32 flags;
 	struct cfg80211_match_set *match_sets;
 	int n_match_sets;
-	s32 rssi_thold;
+	s32 min_rssi_thold;
 
 	/* internal */
 	struct wiphy *wiphy;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index 53e56cf7c0fec0..474ce32e07974e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -2467,9 +2467,15 @@ enum nl80211_reg_rule_attr {
  * enum nl80211_sched_scan_match_attr - scheduled scan match attributes
  * @__NL80211_SCHED_SCAN_MATCH_ATTR_INVALID: attribute number 0 is reserved
  * @NL80211_SCHED_SCAN_MATCH_ATTR_SSID: SSID to be used for matching,
- * only report BSS with matching SSID.
+ *	only report BSS with matching SSID.
  * @NL80211_SCHED_SCAN_MATCH_ATTR_RSSI: RSSI threshold (in dBm) for reporting a
- *	BSS in scan results. Filtering is turned off if not specified.
+ *	BSS in scan results. Filtering is turned off if not specified. Note that
+ *	if this attribute is in a match set of its own, then it is treated as
+ *	the default value for all matchsets with an SSID, rather than being a
+ *	matchset of its own without an RSSI filter. This is due to problems with
+ *	how this API was implemented in the past. Also, due to the same problem,
+ *	the only way to create a matchset with only an RSSI filter (with this
+ *	attribute) is if there's only a single matchset with the RSSI attribute.
  * @NL80211_SCHED_SCAN_MATCH_ATTR_MAX: highest scheduled scan filter
  *	attribute number currently defined
  * @__NL80211_SCHED_SCAN_MATCH_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 043bfbd58b56c0..20be186f7f772d 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -5467,6 +5467,7 @@ static int nl80211_start_sched_scan(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	enum ieee80211_band band;
 	size_t ie_len;
 	struct nlattr *tb[NL80211_SCHED_SCAN_MATCH_ATTR_MAX + 1];
+	s32 default_match_rssi = NL80211_SCAN_RSSI_THOLD_OFF;
 
 	if (!(rdev->wiphy.flags & WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_SCHED_SCAN) ||
 	    !rdev->ops->sched_scan_start)
@@ -5501,11 +5502,40 @@ static int nl80211_start_sched_scan(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (n_ssids > wiphy->max_sched_scan_ssids)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_MATCH])
+	/*
+	 * First, count the number of 'real' matchsets. Due to an issue with
+	 * the old implementation, matchsets containing only the RSSI attribute
+	 * (NL80211_SCHED_SCAN_MATCH_ATTR_RSSI) are considered as the 'default'
+	 * RSSI for all matchsets, rather than their own matchset for reporting
+	 * all APs with a strong RSSI. This is needed to be compatible with
+	 * older userspace that treated a matchset with only the RSSI as the
+	 * global RSSI for all other matchsets - if there are other matchsets.
+	 */
+	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_MATCH]) {
 		nla_for_each_nested(attr,
 				    info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_SCHED_SCAN_MATCH],
-				    tmp)
-			n_match_sets++;
+				    tmp) {
+			struct nlattr *rssi;
+
+			err = nla_parse(tb, NL80211_SCHED_SCAN_MATCH_ATTR_MAX,
+					nla_data(attr), nla_len(attr),
+					nl80211_match_policy);
+			if (err)
+				return err;
+			/* add other standalone attributes here */
+			if (tb[NL80211_SCHED_SCAN_MATCH_ATTR_SSID]) {
+				n_match_sets++;
+				continue;
+			}
+			rssi = tb[NL80211_SCHED_SCAN_MATCH_ATTR_RSSI];
+			if (rssi)
+				default_match_rssi = nla_get_s32(rssi);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* However, if there's no other matchset, add the RSSI one */
+	if (!n_match_sets && default_match_rssi != NL80211_SCAN_RSSI_THOLD_OFF)
+		n_match_sets = 1;
 
 	if (n_match_sets > wiphy->max_match_sets)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -5633,6 +5663,15 @@ static int nl80211_start_sched_scan(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				goto out_free;
 			ssid = tb[NL80211_SCHED_SCAN_MATCH_ATTR_SSID];
 			if (ssid) {
+				if (WARN_ON(i >= n_match_sets)) {
+					/* this indicates a programming error,
+					 * the loop above should have verified
+					 * things properly
+					 */
+					err = -EINVAL;
+					goto out_free;
+				}
+
 				if (nla_len(ssid) > IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN) {
 					err = -EINVAL;
 					goto out_free;
@@ -5641,15 +5680,28 @@ static int nl80211_start_sched_scan(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				       nla_data(ssid), nla_len(ssid));
 				request->match_sets[i].ssid.ssid_len =
 					nla_len(ssid);
+				/* special attribute - old implemenation w/a */
+				request->match_sets[i].rssi_thold =
+					default_match_rssi;
+				rssi = tb[NL80211_SCHED_SCAN_MATCH_ATTR_RSSI];
+				if (rssi)
+					request->match_sets[i].rssi_thold =
+						nla_get_s32(rssi);
 			}
-			rssi = tb[NL80211_SCHED_SCAN_MATCH_ATTR_RSSI];
-			if (rssi)
-				request->rssi_thold = nla_get_u32(rssi);
-			else
-				request->rssi_thold =
-						   NL80211_SCAN_RSSI_THOLD_OFF;
 			i++;
 		}
+
+		/* there was no other matchset, so the RSSI one is alone */
+		if (i == 0)
+			request->match_sets[0].rssi_thold = default_match_rssi;
+
+		request->min_rssi_thold = INT_MAX;
+		for (i = 0; i < n_match_sets; i++)
+			request->min_rssi_thold =
+				min(request->match_sets[i].rssi_thold,
+				    request->min_rssi_thold);
+	} else {
+		request->min_rssi_thold = NL80211_SCAN_RSSI_THOLD_OFF;
 	}
 
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IE]) {