diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
index 8557566fff54a4703bd4a992c43ea4ed5c337034..3ac5cf79cd2bb86c07049d84b974f637cb08f7f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
@@ -396,15 +396,23 @@ static int brcmf_vif_change_validate(struct brcmf_cfg80211_info *cfg,
 {
 	int iftype_num[NUM_NL80211_IFTYPES];
 	struct brcmf_cfg80211_vif *pos;
+	bool check_combos = false;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	memset(&iftype_num[0], 0, sizeof(iftype_num));
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, &cfg->vif_list, list)
-		if (pos == vif)
+		if (pos == vif) {
 			iftype_num[new_type]++;
-		else
+		} else {
+			/* concurrent interfaces so need check combinations */
+			check_combos = true;
 			iftype_num[pos->wdev.iftype]++;
+		}
 
-	return cfg80211_check_combinations(cfg->wiphy, 1, 0, iftype_num);
+	if (check_combos)
+		ret = cfg80211_check_combinations(cfg->wiphy, 1, 0, iftype_num);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int brcmf_vif_add_validate(struct brcmf_cfg80211_info *cfg,