diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
index 0a439f8c887c12e11e02912be9fc0f2170384b91..7b2a6229eedb2bfcb30e0f742e2c0108951bfade 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -2311,6 +2311,7 @@ static int __init init_mac80211_hwsim(void)
 		hw->wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_TDLS |
 				    WIPHY_FLAG_HAS_REMAIN_ON_CHANNEL |
 				    WIPHY_FLAG_AP_UAPSD;
+		hw->wiphy->features |= NL80211_FEATURE_ACTIVE_MONITOR;
 
 		/* ask mac80211 to reserve space for magic */
 		hw->vif_data_size = sizeof(struct hwsim_vif_priv);