diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 4c3d1f591bec1c3fc4ee24c447a75a58bf926bf7..30fc9e7c5c532ff627d02df526e4cd08965838ff 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1333,6 +1333,12 @@ void ieee80211_recalc_smps(struct ieee80211_local *local);
 size_t ieee80211_ie_split(const u8 *ies, size_t ielen,
 			  const u8 *ids, int n_ids, size_t offset);
 size_t ieee80211_ie_split_vendor(const u8 *ies, size_t ielen, size_t offset);
+u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_ht_cap(u8 *pos, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
+			      u16 cap);
+u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_ht_info(u8 *pos,
+				struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_cap,
+				struct ieee80211_channel *channel,
+				enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type);
 
 /* internal work items */
 void ieee80211_work_init(struct ieee80211_local *local);
@@ -1361,6 +1367,8 @@ ieee80211_get_channel_mode(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 bool ieee80211_set_channel_type(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 				struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 				enum nl80211_channel_type chantype);
+enum nl80211_channel_type
+ieee80211_ht_info_to_channel_type(struct ieee80211_ht_info *ht_info);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_NOINLINE
 #define debug_noinline noinline
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 7439d26bf5f9e281f66cb9e47e05a80a825d7d37..72b3a2ec0d244f17966ca8d4e8af20b5d77756dc 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -811,23 +811,8 @@ int ieee80211_build_preq_ies(struct ieee80211_local *local, u8 *buffer,
 		offset = noffset;
 	}
 
-	if (sband->ht_cap.ht_supported) {
-		u16 cap = sband->ht_cap.cap;
-		__le16 tmp;
-
-		*pos++ = WLAN_EID_HT_CAPABILITY;
-		*pos++ = sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_cap);
-		memset(pos, 0, sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_cap));
-		tmp = cpu_to_le16(cap);
-		memcpy(pos, &tmp, sizeof(u16));
-		pos += sizeof(u16);
-		*pos++ = sband->ht_cap.ampdu_factor |
-			 (sband->ht_cap.ampdu_density <<
-				IEEE80211_HT_AMPDU_PARM_DENSITY_SHIFT);
-		memcpy(pos, &sband->ht_cap.mcs, sizeof(sband->ht_cap.mcs));
-		pos += sizeof(sband->ht_cap.mcs);
-		pos += 2 + 4 + 1; /* ext info, BF cap, antsel */
-	}
+	if (sband->ht_cap.ht_supported)
+		pos = ieee80211_ie_build_ht_cap(pos, sband, sband->ht_cap.cap);
 
 	/*
 	 * If adding more here, adjust code in main.c
@@ -1362,6 +1347,103 @@ void ieee80211_disable_rssi_reports(struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_disable_rssi_reports);
 
+u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_ht_cap(u8 *pos, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
+			      u16 cap)
+{
+	__le16 tmp;
+
+	*pos++ = WLAN_EID_HT_CAPABILITY;
+	*pos++ = sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_cap);
+	memset(pos, 0, sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_cap));
+
+	/* capability flags */
+	tmp = cpu_to_le16(cap);
+	memcpy(pos, &tmp, sizeof(u16));
+	pos += sizeof(u16);
+
+	/* AMPDU parameters */
+	*pos++ = sband->ht_cap.ampdu_factor |
+		 (sband->ht_cap.ampdu_density <<
+			IEEE80211_HT_AMPDU_PARM_DENSITY_SHIFT);
+
+	/* MCS set */
+	memcpy(pos, &sband->ht_cap.mcs, sizeof(sband->ht_cap.mcs));
+	pos += sizeof(sband->ht_cap.mcs);
+
+	/* extended capabilities */
+	pos += sizeof(__le16);
+
+	/* BF capabilities */
+	pos += sizeof(__le32);
+
+	/* antenna selection */
+	pos += sizeof(u8);
+
+	return pos;
+}
+
+u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_ht_info(u8 *pos,
+			       struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_cap,
+			       struct ieee80211_channel *channel,
+			       enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_ht_info *ht_info;
+	/* Build HT Information */
+	*pos++ = WLAN_EID_HT_INFORMATION;
+	*pos++ = sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_info);
+	ht_info = (struct ieee80211_ht_info *)pos;
+	ht_info->control_chan =
+			ieee80211_frequency_to_channel(channel->center_freq);
+	switch (channel_type) {
+	case NL80211_CHAN_HT40MINUS:
+		ht_info->ht_param = IEEE80211_HT_PARAM_CHA_SEC_BELOW;
+		break;
+	case NL80211_CHAN_HT40PLUS:
+		ht_info->ht_param = IEEE80211_HT_PARAM_CHA_SEC_ABOVE;
+		break;
+	case NL80211_CHAN_HT20:
+	default:
+		ht_info->ht_param = IEEE80211_HT_PARAM_CHA_SEC_NONE;
+		break;
+	}
+	if (ht_cap->cap & IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SUP_WIDTH_20_40)
+		ht_info->ht_param |= IEEE80211_HT_PARAM_CHAN_WIDTH_ANY;
+	ht_info->operation_mode = 0x0000;
+	ht_info->stbc_param = 0x0000;
+
+	/* It seems that Basic MCS set and Supported MCS set
+	   are identical for the first 10 bytes */
+	memset(&ht_info->basic_set, 0, 16);
+	memcpy(&ht_info->basic_set, &ht_cap->mcs, 10);
+
+	return pos + sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_info);
+}
+
+enum nl80211_channel_type
+ieee80211_ht_info_to_channel_type(struct ieee80211_ht_info *ht_info)
+{
+	enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type;
+
+	if (!ht_info)
+		return NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
+
+	switch (ht_info->ht_param & IEEE80211_HT_PARAM_CHA_SEC_OFFSET) {
+	case IEEE80211_HT_PARAM_CHA_SEC_NONE:
+		channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_HT20;
+		break;
+	case IEEE80211_HT_PARAM_CHA_SEC_ABOVE:
+		channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_HT40PLUS;
+		break;
+	case IEEE80211_HT_PARAM_CHA_SEC_BELOW:
+		channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_HT40MINUS;
+		break;
+	default:
+		channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
+	}
+
+	return channel_type;
+}
+
 int ieee80211_add_srates_ie(struct ieee80211_vif *vif, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = vif_to_sdata(vif);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/work.c b/net/mac80211/work.c
index 94472eb34d76452acfddfb624eba7e44f46e3445..fab5092e3788afa2f50b3d13266af9fbb46d61a9 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/work.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/work.c
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ static void ieee80211_add_ht_ie(struct sk_buff *skb, const u8 *ht_info_ie,
 	u8 *pos;
 	u32 flags = channel->flags;
 	u16 cap = sband->ht_cap.cap;
-	__le16 tmp;
 
 	if (!sband->ht_cap.ht_supported)
 		return;
@@ -154,34 +153,8 @@ static void ieee80211_add_ht_ie(struct sk_buff *skb, const u8 *ht_info_ie,
 	}
 
 	/* reserve and fill IE */
-
 	pos = skb_put(skb, sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_cap) + 2);
-	*pos++ = WLAN_EID_HT_CAPABILITY;
-	*pos++ = sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_cap);
-	memset(pos, 0, sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_cap));
-
-	/* capability flags */
-	tmp = cpu_to_le16(cap);
-	memcpy(pos, &tmp, sizeof(u16));
-	pos += sizeof(u16);
-
-	/* AMPDU parameters */
-	*pos++ = sband->ht_cap.ampdu_factor |
-		 (sband->ht_cap.ampdu_density <<
-			IEEE80211_HT_AMPDU_PARM_DENSITY_SHIFT);
-
-	/* MCS set */
-	memcpy(pos, &sband->ht_cap.mcs, sizeof(sband->ht_cap.mcs));
-	pos += sizeof(sband->ht_cap.mcs);
-
-	/* extended capabilities */
-	pos += sizeof(__le16);
-
-	/* BF capabilities */
-	pos += sizeof(__le32);
-
-	/* antenna selection */
-	pos += sizeof(u8);
+	ieee80211_ie_build_ht_cap(pos, sband, cap);
 }
 
 static void ieee80211_send_assoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,