2 files changed, 17 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index ce6936890c26..d34c7c3dd762 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@
 #include "rate.h"
 #include "mesh.h"
 
-static int ieee80211_add_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy, char *name,
-                               enum nl80211_iftype type, u32 *flags,
-                               struct vif_params *params)
+static struct net_device *ieee80211_add_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy, char *name,
+                                              enum nl80211_iftype type,
+                                              u32 *flags,
+                                              struct vif_params *params)
 {
         struct ieee80211_local *local = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
         struct net_device *dev;
@@ -29,12 +30,15 @@ static int ieee80211_add_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy, char *name,
         int err;
 
         err = ieee80211_if_add(local, name, &dev, type, params);
-        if (err || type != NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR || !flags)
-                return err;
+        if (err)
+                return ERR_PTR(err);
 
-        sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
-        sdata->u.mntr_flags = *flags;
-        return 0;
+        if (type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR && flags) {
+                sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
+                sdata->u.mntr_flags = *flags;
+        }
+
+        return dev;
 }
 
 static int ieee80211_del_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 0b90cab5da2f..cc2e5d6163de 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -1368,6 +1368,7 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
         struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0];
         struct vif_params params;
+        struct net_device *dev;
         int err;
         enum nl80211_iftype type = NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED;
         u32 flags;
@@ -1403,11 +1404,13 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
         err = parse_monitor_flags(type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR ?
                                   info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MNTR_FLAGS] : NULL,
                                   &flags);
-        err = rdev->ops->add_virtual_intf(&rdev->wiphy,
+        dev = rdev->ops->add_virtual_intf(&rdev->wiphy,
                 nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IFNAME]),
                 type, err ? NULL : &flags, &params);
+        if (IS_ERR(dev))
+                return PTR_ERR(dev);
 
-        return err;
+        return 0;
 }
 
 static int nl80211_del_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)