1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
index 8ad40f68f2c3..492c08c27c5f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ static inline int drv_add_interface(struct ieee80211_local *local,
         might_sleep();
 
         if (WARN_ON(sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN ||
-                    sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR))
+                    (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR &&
+                     !(local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_WANT_MONITOR_VIF))))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
         trace_drv_add_interface(local, sdata);