diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
index 2d863ff6972a7af46ca88bb3b5ea8cefdfc22acd..0e4457c83e4b1423a977db94448e1291e6211be4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
@@ -365,9 +365,10 @@ brcms_ops_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&wl->lock);
-	memcpy(wl->pub->cur_etheraddr, vif->addr, sizeof(vif->addr));
 	wl->mute_tx = false;
 	brcms_c_mute(wl->wlc, false);
+	if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
+		brcms_c_start_station(wl->wlc, vif->addr);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&wl->lock);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c
index 60276af727b3da51d747eee1bf444d04107ea04a..4e420ead38e978e5cc7236c290320b43e4c4d327 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c
@@ -2163,6 +2163,12 @@ void brcms_b_switch_macfreq(struct brcms_hardware *wlc_hw, u8 spurmode)
 	}
 }
 
+void brcms_c_start_station(struct brcms_c_info *wlc, u8 *addr)
+{
+	memcpy(wlc->pub->cur_etheraddr, addr, sizeof(wlc->pub->cur_etheraddr));
+	wlc->bsscfg->type = BRCMS_TYPE_STATION;
+}
+
 /* Initialize GPIOs that are controlled by D11 core */
 static void brcms_c_gpio_init(struct brcms_c_info *wlc)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.h
index fb447747c2c6e9975b681a7d42f0dc6ae5ad00bd..dbf027cd5d19fe3087e07feecad535b64f73a411 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.h
@@ -576,10 +576,17 @@ struct antsel_info {
 	struct brcms_antselcfg antcfg_cur; /* current antenna config (auto) */
 };
 
+enum brcms_bss_type {
+	BRCMS_TYPE_STATION,
+	BRCMS_TYPE_AP,
+	BRCMS_TYPE_ADHOC,
+};
+
 /*
  * BSS configuration state
  *
  * wlc: wlc to which this bsscfg belongs to.
+ * type: interface type
  * up: is this configuration up operational
  * enable: is this configuration enabled
  * associated: is BSS in ASSOCIATED state
@@ -599,6 +606,7 @@ struct antsel_info {
  */
 struct brcms_bss_cfg {
 	struct brcms_c_info *wlc;
+	enum brcms_bss_type type;
 	bool up;
 	bool enable;
 	bool associated;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/pub.h b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/pub.h
index 382fb09ac8beb28f8391736106c3274ea6a04f50..aa8580fe82bb2e2bff87394c981dfe237cea1a05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/pub.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/pub.h
@@ -333,5 +333,6 @@ extern int brcms_c_get_tx_power(struct brcms_c_info *wlc);
 extern bool brcms_c_check_radio_disabled(struct brcms_c_info *wlc);
 extern void brcms_c_mute(struct brcms_c_info *wlc, bool on);
 extern bool brcms_c_tx_flush_completed(struct brcms_c_info *wlc);
+extern void brcms_c_start_station(struct brcms_c_info *wlc, u8 *addr);
 
 #endif				/* _BRCM_PUB_H_ */