diff --git a/src/ft.c b/src/ft.c
index de754fd8..13733019 100644
--- a/src/ft.c
+++ b/src/ft.c
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ static bool mde_equal(const uint8_t *mde1, const uint8_t *mde2)
 	return memcmp(mde1, mde1, mde1[1] + 2) == 0;
 }
 
-static bool ft_over_ds_process_ies(struct ft_ds_info *info,
+bool ft_over_ds_parse_action_ies(struct ft_ds_info *info,
 					struct handshake_state *hs,
 					const uint8_t *ies,
 					size_t ies_len)
@@ -523,11 +523,15 @@ ft_error:
 	return -EBADMSG;
 }
 
-int ft_over_ds_parse_action_response(struct ft_ds_info *info,
-					struct handshake_state *hs,
-					const uint8_t *frame, size_t frame_len)
+int ft_over_ds_parse_action_response(const uint8_t *frame, size_t frame_len,
+					const uint8_t **spa_out,
+					const uint8_t **aa_out,
+					const uint8_t **ies_out,
+					size_t *ies_len)
 {
 	uint16_t status;
+	const uint8_t *aa;
+	const uint8_t *spa;
 
 	if (frame_len < 16)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -540,17 +544,23 @@ int ft_over_ds_parse_action_response(struct ft_ds_info *info,
 	if (frame[1] != 2)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (memcmp(frame + 2, info->spa, 6))
-		return -ENOENT;
-	if (memcmp(frame + 8, info->aa, 6))
-		return -ENOENT;
+	spa = frame + 2;
+	aa = frame + 8;
 
 	status = l_get_le16(frame + 14);
 	if (status != 0)
 		return (int)status;
 
-	if (!ft_over_ds_process_ies(info, hs, frame + 16, frame_len - 16))
-		return -EBADMSG;
+	if (spa_out)
+		*spa_out = spa;
+
+	if (aa_out)
+		*aa_out = aa;
+
+	if (ies_out && ies_len) {
+		*ies_out = frame + 16;
+		*ies_len = frame_len - 16;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/ft.h b/src/ft.h
index 3d1cfe30..6167e0d7 100644
--- a/src/ft.h
+++ b/src/ft.h
@@ -47,9 +47,15 @@ bool ft_build_authenticate_ies(struct handshake_state *hs,
 				const uint8_t *new_snonce, uint8_t *buf,
 				size_t *len);
 
-int ft_over_ds_parse_action_response(struct ft_ds_info *info,
+int ft_over_ds_parse_action_response(const uint8_t *frame, size_t frame_len,
+					const uint8_t **spa_out,
+					const uint8_t **aa_out,
+					const uint8_t **ies_out,
+					size_t *ies_len);
+bool ft_over_ds_parse_action_ies(struct ft_ds_info *info,
 					struct handshake_state *hs,
-					const uint8_t *frame, size_t frame_len);
+					const uint8_t *ies,
+					size_t ies_len);
 
 struct auth_proto *ft_over_air_sm_new(struct handshake_state *hs,
 				ft_tx_authenticate_func_t tx_auth,
diff --git a/src/netdev.c b/src/netdev.c
index c6e5680c..a8006970 100644
--- a/src/netdev.c
+++ b/src/netdev.c
@@ -3774,12 +3774,26 @@ static void netdev_ft_response_frame_event(const struct mmpdu_header *hdr,
 	struct netdev_ft_over_ds_info *info = netdev->ft_ds_info;
 	int ret;
 	uint16_t status_code = MMPDU_STATUS_CODE_UNSPECIFIED;
+	const uint8_t *aa;
+	const uint8_t *spa;
+	const uint8_t *ies;
+	size_t ies_len;
 
 	if (!info)
 		return;
 
-	ret = ft_over_ds_parse_action_response(&info->super, netdev->handshake,
-						body, body_len);
+	ret = ft_over_ds_parse_action_response(body, body_len, &spa, &aa,
+						&ies, &ies_len);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return;
+
+	if (memcmp(spa, info->super.spa, 6))
+		return;
+	if (memcmp(aa, info->super.aa, 6))
+		return;
+
+	ret = ft_over_ds_parse_action_ies(&info->super, netdev->handshake,
+						ies, ies_len);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return;