diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rxon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rxon.c
index 0f7c444f2440e54e46bd6296e25a83e033f68036..89ccddcf023069c41cd47d9f4d7ba32cf474845c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rxon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rxon.c
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ void iwl_connection_init_rx_config(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 						  RXON_FILTER_ACCEPT_GRP_MSK;
 		break;
 
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR:
+		ctx->staging.dev_type = RXON_DEV_TYPE_SNIFFER;
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		IWL_ERR(priv, "Unsupported interface type %d\n",
 			ctx->vif->type);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 8d7637083fcfa49087771096d2052e91cc897056..ec36e2b020b6e9227935ca85fff855c58f5fd894 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ void iwl_init_context(struct iwl_priv *priv, u32 ucode_flags)
 	priv->contexts[IWL_RXON_CTX_BSS].wep_key_cmd = REPLY_WEPKEY;
 	priv->contexts[IWL_RXON_CTX_BSS].bcast_sta_id = IWLAGN_BROADCAST_ID;
 	priv->contexts[IWL_RXON_CTX_BSS].exclusive_interface_modes =
-		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) | BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR);
 	priv->contexts[IWL_RXON_CTX_BSS].interface_modes =
 		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION);
 	priv->contexts[IWL_RXON_CTX_BSS].ap_devtype = RXON_DEV_TYPE_AP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c
index 9abe07abcd3f68cdb0546f8f5826b6d8d7ec2825..ab2f4d7500a40df03d68293986d8c6ae46fc9969 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ int iwlagn_mac_setup_register(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 		    IEEE80211_HW_QUEUE_CONTROL |
 		    IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS |
 		    IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS |
+		    IEEE80211_HW_WANT_MONITOR_VIF |
 		    IEEE80211_HW_SCAN_WHILE_IDLE;
 
 	hw->offchannel_tx_hw_queue = IWL_AUX_QUEUE;