--- /dev/null
+--- a/src/ap/beacon.c
++++ b/src/ap/beacon.c
+@@ -413,6 +413,10 @@ void handle_probe_req(struct hostapd_dat
+ return;
+ }
+
++ if (!sta && hapd->num_sta >= hapd->conf->max_num_sta)
++ wpa_printf(MSG_MSGDUMP, "Probe Request from " MACSTR " ignored,"
++ " too many connected stations.", MAC2STR(mgmt->sa));
++
+ #ifdef CONFIG_INTERWORKING
+ if (elems.interworking && elems.interworking_len >= 1) {
+ u8 ant = elems.interworking[0] & 0x0f;