diff --git a/src/handshake.h b/src/handshake.h
index 6c58e4d2..62118fe2 100644
--- a/src/handshake.h
+++ b/src/handshake.h
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ struct handshake_state {
 	bool authenticator_ocvc : 1;
 	bool supplicant_ocvc : 1;
 	bool ext_key_id_capable : 1;
-	bool force_default_owe_group : 1;
+	bool force_default_ecc_group : 1;
 	uint8_t ssid[32];
 	size_t ssid_len;
 	char *passphrase;
diff --git a/src/network.c b/src/network.c
index a0a89e63..7b996f51 100644
--- a/src/network.c
+++ b/src/network.c
@@ -556,8 +556,8 @@ int network_handshake_setup(struct network *network, struct scan_bss *bss,
 		handshake_state_set_protocol_version(hs, eapol_proto_version);
 	}
 
-	if (hs->akm_suite == IE_RSN_AKM_SUITE_OWE)
-		hs->force_default_owe_group = network->force_default_ecc_group;
+	hs->force_default_ecc_group = network->force_default_ecc_group ||
+						bss->force_default_sae_group;
 
 	/*
 	 * The randomization options in the provisioning file are dependent on
diff --git a/src/owe.c b/src/owe.c
index faa4e17d..da1d643b 100644
--- a/src/owe.c
+++ b/src/owe.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct owe_sm {
 
 static bool owe_reset(struct owe_sm *owe)
 {
-	if (owe->hs->force_default_owe_group) {
+	if (owe->hs->force_default_ecc_group) {
 		if (owe->retry != 0) {
 			l_warn("Forced default OWE group but was rejected!");
 			return false;