diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd.h b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd.h
index 1273dfdb521ba8a806eb62b5933107cfa2b9dab8..2eb9e642c9bf80d604bea8d201d86a0bb5c1a524 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd.h
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@
 #define BRCMF_E_IF_DEL				2
 #define BRCMF_E_IF_CHANGE			3
 
+#define BRCMF_E_IF_FLAG_NOIF			1
+
 #define BRCMF_E_IF_ROLE_STA			0
 #define BRCMF_E_IF_ROLE_AP			1
 #define BRCMF_E_IF_ROLE_WDS			2
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fweh.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fweh.c
index 83ee53a7c76eae14073ef3e78850663879d71371..fad77dd2a3a543f511de0371eaf94ed4a1fc34f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fweh.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fweh.c
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ static void brcmf_fweh_handle_if_event(struct brcmf_pub *drvr,
 		  ifevent->action, ifevent->ifidx, ifevent->bssidx,
 		  ifevent->flags, ifevent->role);
 
+	if (ifevent->flags & BRCMF_E_IF_FLAG_NOIF) {
+		brcmf_dbg(EVENT, "event can be ignored\n");
+		return;
+	}
 	if (ifevent->ifidx >= BRCMF_MAX_IFS) {
 		brcmf_err("invalid interface index: %u\n",
 			  ifevent->ifidx);