diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/fw.c
index c5ca6f1f5836c26f1360fde607e02decaca340d0..24ac2876a7337ad2a015f69a4f273165d3d8d7f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/fw.c
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ static int carl9170_fw(struct ar9170 *ar, const __u8 *data, size_t len)
 		if (SUPP(CARL9170FW_WLANTX_CAB)) {
 			if_comb_types |=
 				BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) |
+				BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT) |
 				BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c
index 53415bfd8bef7e673749904369775520ff74beae..f8676280dc36669fcd5775468beefc8378823753 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c
@@ -318,10 +318,10 @@ int carl9170_set_operating_mode(struct ar9170 *ar)
 		bssid = common->curbssid;
 
 		switch (vif->type) {
-		case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
 		case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
 			cam_mode |= AR9170_MAC_CAM_IBSS;
 			break;
+		case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
 		case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
 			cam_mode |= AR9170_MAC_CAM_AP;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
index 858e58dfc4dc67176f7d9693d7babb598ea6980e..18554ab76733cb591fccbebc8200feceeff2eac7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
@@ -616,10 +616,12 @@ static int carl9170_op_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 			goto unlock;
 
+		case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
 		case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
 			if ((vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) ||
 			    (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS) ||
-			    (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP))
+			    (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) ||
+			    (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT))
 				break;
 
 			err = -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/rx.c
index 6f6a34155667d0da84fdb5c9d63824ce7d1ac37b..b813f43061f5040b485c9ae82a0519e34386e08d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/rx.c
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ void carl9170_handle_command_response(struct ar9170 *ar, void *buf, u32 len)
 
 		case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
 		case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
+		case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
 			carl9170_update_beacon(ar, true);
 			break;