diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
index 2001555d49cbe93bae42777efc1c9be5f26fd43c..3b5874e0174fbca5db561bfff92c5732a6550673 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ ieee80211_ibss_build_presp(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		 * keep them at 0
 		 */
 		pos = ieee80211_ie_build_ht_oper(pos, &sband->ht_cap,
-						 chandef, 0);
+						 chandef, 0, false);
 
 		/* add VHT capability and information IEs */
 		if (chandef->width != NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20 &&
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 68680ad04cefe6e8a7bd8db53ce4dd1bfcca458a..5c76ba7aaf575587506c59f58fcf2ef8ac9ece7c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1962,7 +1962,7 @@ u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_ht_cap(u8 *pos, struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_cap,
 			      u16 cap);
 u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_ht_oper(u8 *pos, struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_cap,
 			       const struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef,
-			       u16 prot_mode);
+			       u16 prot_mode, bool rifs_mode);
 u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_vht_cap(u8 *pos, struct ieee80211_sta_vht_cap *vht_cap,
 			       u32 cap);
 u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_vht_oper(u8 *pos, struct ieee80211_sta_vht_cap *vht_cap,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 626e8de7084266767ab2c7d2fdfb4df112bc6f22..fa28500f28fd9fd8d452602b0407741589f12e36 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -466,7 +466,8 @@ int mesh_add_ht_oper_ie(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 	pos = skb_put(skb, 2 + sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_operation));
 	ieee80211_ie_build_ht_oper(pos, ht_cap, &sdata->vif.bss_conf.chandef,
-				   sdata->vif.bss_conf.ht_operation_mode);
+				   sdata->vif.bss_conf.ht_operation_mode,
+				   false);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tdls.c b/net/mac80211/tdls.c
index ecc5e2a8f80b62445e77d0c9d9c0fc816db29667..c9eeb3f1280852b6ec1c44eb82755390cf959629 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tdls.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tdls.c
@@ -591,12 +591,19 @@ ieee80211_tdls_add_setup_cfm_ies(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		offset = noffset;
 	}
 
-	/* if HT support is only added in TDLS, we need an HT-operation IE */
+	/*
+	 * if HT support is only added in TDLS, we need an HT-operation IE.
+	 * add the IE as required by IEEE802.11-2012 9.23.3.2.
+	 */
 	if (!ap_sta->sta.ht_cap.ht_supported && sta->sta.ht_cap.ht_supported) {
+		u16 prot = IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_PROTECTION_NONHT_MIXED |
+			   IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_NON_GF_STA_PRSNT |
+			   IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_NON_HT_STA_PRSNT;
+
 		pos = skb_put(skb, 2 + sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_operation));
-		/* send an empty HT operation IE */
 		ieee80211_ie_build_ht_oper(pos, &sta->sta.ht_cap,
-					   &sdata->vif.bss_conf.chandef, 0);
+					   &sdata->vif.bss_conf.chandef, prot,
+					   true);
 	}
 
 	ieee80211_tdls_add_link_ie(sdata, skb, peer, initiator);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index d38daf0181e8355f0c3db7716bb85f2ec981054c..8802aa4da2a4905f1689db73da5fdb76f72fc4a4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@ u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_vht_cap(u8 *pos, struct ieee80211_sta_vht_cap *vht_cap,
 
 u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_ht_oper(u8 *pos, struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_cap,
 			       const struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef,
-			       u16 prot_mode)
+			       u16 prot_mode, bool rifs_mode)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_ht_operation *ht_oper;
 	/* Build HT Information */
@@ -2320,6 +2320,9 @@ u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_ht_oper(u8 *pos, struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_cap,
 	    chandef->width != NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20)
 		ht_oper->ht_param |= IEEE80211_HT_PARAM_CHAN_WIDTH_ANY;
 
+	if (rifs_mode)
+		ht_oper->ht_param |= IEEE80211_HT_PARAM_RIFS_MODE;
+
 	ht_oper->operation_mode = cpu_to_le16(prot_mode);
 	ht_oper->stbc_param = 0x0000;