diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7932/link.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7932/link.c
index 538a1f15f0a3f..713d801cb1891 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7932/link.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7932/link.c
@@ -598,6 +598,20 @@ static int mt_connect_attempt(struct mt7932 *m, bool *submitted,
 	return ret ?: READ_ONCE(m->connect_error);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Once the request has gone to the AP, a timeout, a refusal or a reset while
+ * the firmware is still healthy is how the AP answered, not a driver or
+ * firmware fault. cfg80211 hands it to the supplicant, which retries, and
+ * mac80211 reports the same outcomes at info level. Keep the error level for
+ * failures that need recovery or point at the firmware.
+ */
+static bool mt_connect_failed_at_peer(struct mt7932 *m, bool auth_submitted,
+				      int ret)
+{
+	return auth_submitted && !READ_ONCE(m->link_failed) &&
+		(ret == -ETIMEDOUT || ret == -ECONNREFUSED || ret == -ECONNRESET);
+}
+
 void mt_connect_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct mt7932 *m = container_of(work, struct mt7932, connect_work);
@@ -760,6 +774,9 @@ void mt_connect_work(struct work_struct *work)
 			READ_ONCE(m->data_ready));
 	else if (cancelled)
 		dev_dbg(&m->pdev->dev, "CONNECT_CANCELLED: %d\n", ret);
+	else if (mt_connect_failed_at_peer(m, auth_submitted, ret))
+		dev_info(&m->pdev->dev, "CONNECT_FAILED: %d; recovery-required=0\n",
+			 ret);
 	else
 		dev_err(&m->pdev->dev, "CONNECT_FAILED: %d; recovery-required=%u\n",
 			ret, READ_ONCE(m->link_failed));
diff --git a/tools/asahi/mt7932-connect-result-tests.py b/tools/asahi/mt7932-connect-result-tests.py
index 2f8a4bf9d4c62..87054ccfcef80 100755
--- a/tools/asahi/mt7932-connect-result-tests.py
+++ b/tools/asahi/mt7932-connect-result-tests.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-"""Compile the connect worker's report path and the complete nl80211 encoder."""
+"""Compile the connect worker's report path, its log-level helper and the
+complete nl80211 encoder."""
 from pathlib import Path
 import argparse
 import hashlib
@@ -41,9 +42,9 @@
 #define spin_unlock(l) ((void)(l))
 #define mutex_lock(l) ((void)(l))
 #define mutex_unlock(l) ((void)(l))
-#define dev_info(...) ((void)0)
+#define dev_info(...) ((void)info_logs++)
 #define dev_dbg(...) ((void)0)
-#define dev_err(...) ((void)0)
+#define dev_err(...) ((void)err_logs++)
 #define for_each_valid_link(cr,l) for((l)=0;(l)<1;(l)++)
 struct sk_buff { unsigned values[32]; bool seen[32]; };
 struct nlattr { int n; };
@@ -75,11 +76,11 @@
 static int wiphy_net(int*w){return 0;}
 static void genlmsg_multicast_netns(int*f,int n,struct sk_buff*m,int p,int g,gfp_t t){}
 ENCODER
-struct mt7932 {bool stopping,connect_open,assoc_request_seen,connecting,connected,disconnecting,connect_cancelled,connect_publishing,connect_lost,rf_ready,connect_pmk_valid;
+struct mt7932 {bool link_failed,stopping,connect_open,assoc_request_seen,connecting,connected,disconnecting,connect_cancelled,connect_publishing,connect_lost,rf_ready,connect_pmk_valid;
  int connect_error,response_lock,command_mutex,data_lock,wiphy,power_work;u16 disconnect_reason;struct net_device *netdev;struct cfg80211_bss *connect_bss;u8 connect_bssid[6],connect_pmk[32],connect_sae_pwd[63],connect_sae_pwd_length,assoc_request_ies[512];unsigned assoc_request_ie_len;
  struct {struct {bool ht_supported;}ht_cap;}band2;bool power_tim,data_ready,station_signal_valid,station_rx_rate_valid,station_tx_rate_valid;unsigned long station_tx_bytes,station_rx_bytes,station_tx_packets,station_rx_packets,station_connected;};
 static unsigned long jiffies=1;
-static unsigned notifications,disconnections,retirements,releases,authorizations,carrier,work_count;
+static unsigned info_logs,err_logs,notifications,disconnections,retirements,releases,authorizations,carrier,work_count;
 static struct cfg80211_connect_resp_params saved;
 static bool mt_rf_allowed(struct mt7932*m){return m->rf_ready;}
 static void mt_transport_snapshot(struct mt7932*m){}
@@ -96,16 +97,22 @@
 static void netif_carrier_on(struct net_device*n){carrier++;}
 static void netif_wake_queue(struct net_device*n){}
 static void cfg80211_port_authorized(struct net_device*n,const u8*b,const u8*p,size_t l,gfp_t f){authorizations++;}
-static void report_worker(struct mt7932 *m,int ret,bool retirement_attempted){
+HELPER
+static void report_worker(struct mt7932 *m,int ret,bool retirement_attempted,bool auth_submitted){
  struct cfg80211_connect_resp_params response={};unsigned long flags;bool submitted=true,peer_owned=true,cancelled;u16 reason;
 REPORT
 int main(void){struct net_device n={1};struct cfg80211_bss b={};
  int errors[]={0,-ETIMEDOUT,-ECONNREFUSED,-EPROTO,-ECANCELED,-ECONNRESET,-EIO};
- for(unsigned i=0;i<sizeof(errors)/sizeof(*errors);i++){
-  struct mt7932 m={.connecting=true,.rf_ready=true,.netdev=&n,.connect_bss=&b,.data_ready=true};
-  notifications=disconnections=retirements=authorizations=carrier=work_count=0;
+ for(unsigned i=0;i<sizeof(errors)/sizeof(*errors);i++)for(unsigned k=0;k<4;k++){
+  bool auth=k&1,failed=k&2;
+  struct mt7932 m={.connecting=true,.rf_ready=true,.netdev=&n,.connect_bss=&b,.data_ready=true,.link_failed=failed};
+  info_logs=err_logs=notifications=disconnections=retirements=authorizations=carrier=work_count=0;
   memset(m.connect_pmk,0x5a,sizeof(m.connect_pmk));memset(m.connect_sae_pwd,0x5a,sizeof(m.connect_sae_pwd));m.connect_sae_pwd_length=63;m.connect_pmk_valid=true;
-  report_worker(&m,errors[i],false);
+  report_worker(&m,errors[i],false,auth);
+  // Only an AP-side outcome (timeout, refusal, reset) of a request that
+  // reached the AP, with the firmware healthy, is logged at info level.
+  bool peer=auth&&!failed&&(errors[i]==-ETIMEDOUT||errors[i]==-ECONNREFUSED||errors[i]==-ECONNRESET);
+  assert(info_logs==(errors[i]&&peer)&&err_logs==(errors[i]&&!peer));
   for(unsigned j=0;j<sizeof(m.connect_pmk);j++)assert(!m.connect_pmk[j]);
   for(unsigned j=0;j<sizeof(m.connect_sae_pwd);j++)assert(!m.connect_sae_pwd[j]);
   assert(!m.connect_sae_pwd_length&&!m.connect_pmk_valid);assert(notifications==1&&disconnections==0);
@@ -120,24 +127,37 @@
  // Cancellation consumes the BSS and reports disconnect, not a connect result.
  struct mt7932 m={.connecting=true,.rf_ready=true,.netdev=&n,.connect_bss=&b,.connect_cancelled=true,.connect_error=-ECANCELED};
  notifications=disconnections=retirements=authorizations=carrier=0;
- report_worker(&m,0,false);assert(notifications==0&&disconnections==1&&retirements==1&&!m.connected);assert(authorizations==0&&carrier==0);
+ info_logs=err_logs=0;
+ report_worker(&m,0,false,true);assert(!info_logs&&!err_logs);assert(notifications==0&&disconnections==1&&retirements==1&&!m.connected);assert(authorizations==0&&carrier==0);
  // A stale success cannot publish carrier after a terminal error.
  m=(struct mt7932){.connecting=true,.rf_ready=true,.netdev=&n,.connect_bss=&b,.connect_error=-ECONNRESET};
  notifications=disconnections=retirements=authorizations=carrier=0;
- report_worker(&m,0,false);assert(saved.status==1&&notifications==1&&retirements==1&&!m.connected&&!encoded.seen[NL80211_ATTR_TIMED_OUT]);assert(authorizations==0&&carrier==0);
+ info_logs=err_logs=0;
+ report_worker(&m,0,false,true);assert(info_logs==1&&!err_logs);assert(saved.status==1&&notifications==1&&retirements==1&&!m.connected&&!encoded.seen[NL80211_ATTR_TIMED_OUT]);assert(authorizations==0&&carrier==0);
  // Failed retry retirement retains ownership and is not attempted again.
  m=(struct mt7932){.connecting=true,.rf_ready=true,.netdev=&n,.connect_bss=&b};
  notifications=disconnections=retirements=releases=authorizations=carrier=0;
- report_worker(&m,-EIO,true);
+ info_logs=err_logs=0;
+ report_worker(&m,-EIO,true,true);assert(!info_logs&&err_logs==1);
  assert(saved.status==1&&notifications==1&&!retirements&&!releases&&!m.connected);
  assert(!authorizations&&!carrier);
  // Already-known IEEE AP status is preserved by the complete netlink encoder.
  struct cfg80211_registered_device r={};struct cfg80211_connect_resp_params ap={.status=17};
  nl80211_send_connect_result(&r,&n,&ap,0);assert(encoded.values[NL80211_ATTR_STATUS_CODE]==17&&!encoded.seen[NL80211_ATTR_TIMED_OUT]);
- puts("PASS 11 connect report and nl80211 timeout/rejection/cancellation controls");}
+ puts("PASS 12 connect report, info-vs-error log level and nl80211 timeout/rejection/cancellation controls");}
 '''
 
 
+def peer_helper(source):
+    """mt_connect_failed_at_peer(), which picks the report's log level; empty
+    for an older driver that has none."""
+    marker = 'static bool mt_connect_failed_at_peer('
+    if marker not in source:
+        return ''
+    start = source.index(marker)
+    return source[start:source.index('\n}\n', start) + 3]
+
+
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument('--source-root', type=Path, default=ROOT)
@@ -149,6 +169,7 @@ def main():
     start = source.index('report:\n', source.index('void mt_connect_work('))
     end = source.index('\n/* Narrow ordinary OPEN', start)
     report = source[start:end]
+    helper = peer_helper(source)
     net = (root/'net/wireless/nl80211.c').read_text()
     start = net.index('void nl80211_send_connect_result(')
     end = net.index('\nvoid nl80211_send_roamed(', start)
@@ -157,15 +178,18 @@ def main():
         out = args.output or Path(temporary)
         out.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         cases = {'fixed': report}
+        helpers = {'fixed': helper}
         if args.old_source:
             old = args.old_source.read_text()
             start = old.index('report:\n', old.index('void mt_connect_work('))
             end = old.index('\n/* Narrow ordinary OPEN', start)
             cases['old'] = old[start:end]
+            helpers['old'] = peer_helper(old)
         results = {}
         for name, body in cases.items():
             c = out/(name+'.c')
-            c.write_text(PREFIX.replace('ENCODER', encoder).replace('REPORT', body))
+            c.write_text(PREFIX.replace('ENCODER', encoder).replace('HELPER', helpers[name])
+                         .replace('REPORT', body))
             binary = out/name
             subprocess.run(['cc','-std=gnu11','-Wall','-Werror','-Wno-unused-parameter',
                             '-Wno-unused-function','-I/usr/include',str(c),'-o',str(binary)], check=True)