1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 5abbc3f07dd6..b9074824862a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -699,7 +699,8 @@ int ieee80211_if_change_type(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
                 return 0;
 
         /* Setting ad-hoc mode on non-IBSS channel is not supported. */
-        if (sdata->local->oper_channel->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_NO_IBSS)
+        if (sdata->local->oper_channel->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_NO_IBSS &&
+            type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)
                 return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
         /*