diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 67e0a990144a6e0572e442b6a637541b84f1625c..468deae5d603efaa20f72e7e01c174a8dd2d7d66 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -6562,6 +6562,21 @@ int cfg80211_external_auth_request(struct net_device *netdev,
 				   struct cfg80211_external_auth_params *params,
 				   gfp_t gfp);
 
+/**
+ * cfg80211_iftype_allowed - check whether the interface can be allowed
+ * @wiphy: the wiphy
+ * @iftype: interface type
+ * @is_4addr: use_4addr flag, must be '0' when check_swif is '1'
+ * @check_swif: check iftype against software interfaces
+ *
+ * Check whether the interface is allowed to operate; additionally, this API
+ * can be used to check iftype against the software interfaces when
+ * check_swif is '1'.
+ */
+bool cfg80211_iftype_allowed(struct wiphy *wiphy, enum nl80211_iftype iftype,
+			     bool is_4addr, u8 check_swif);
+
+
 /* Logging, debugging and troubleshooting/diagnostic helpers. */
 
 /* wiphy_printk helpers, similar to dev_printk */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index c59638574cf8b3a5a2ec86f1d799e8c0868eb43d..f101a6460b44b07e09a2328423aed5535d978913 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -3527,9 +3527,7 @@ int ieee80211_check_combinations(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	}
 
 	/* Always allow software iftypes */
-	if (local->hw.wiphy->software_iftypes & BIT(iftype) ||
-	    (iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN &&
-	     local->hw.wiphy->flags & WIPHY_FLAG_4ADDR_AP)) {
+	if (cfg80211_iftype_allowed(local->hw.wiphy, iftype, 0, 1)) {
 		if (radar_detect)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		return 0;
@@ -3564,7 +3562,8 @@ int ieee80211_check_combinations(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 		if (sdata_iter == sdata ||
 		    !ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata_iter) ||
-		    local->hw.wiphy->software_iftypes & BIT(wdev_iter->iftype))
+		    cfg80211_iftype_allowed(local->hw.wiphy,
+					    wdev_iter->iftype, 0, 1))
 			continue;
 
 		params.iftype_num[wdev_iter->iftype]++;
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 2a46ec3cb72c1584d054a938286b67fbff8a6624..68660781aa51fe32613f90d58f0b13d21698a78d 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -1335,10 +1335,8 @@ static int cfg80211_netdev_notifier_call(struct notifier_block *nb,
 		}
 		break;
 	case NETDEV_PRE_UP:
-		if (!(wdev->wiphy->interface_modes & BIT(wdev->iftype)) &&
-		    !(wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN &&
-		      rdev->wiphy.flags & WIPHY_FLAG_4ADDR_AP &&
-		      wdev->use_4addr))
+		if (!cfg80211_iftype_allowed(wdev->wiphy, wdev->iftype,
+					     wdev->use_4addr, 0))
 			return notifier_from_errno(-EOPNOTSUPP);
 
 		if (rfkill_blocked(rdev->rfkill))
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 8e2f03ab4cc9f7f602513f51f00c8f9f9865f89b..2a85bff6a8f352dbd6be8f55f145dfc4625fa50f 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -3210,9 +3210,7 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	if (!(rdev->wiphy.interface_modes & (1 << type)) &&
-	    !(type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN && params.use_4addr &&
-	      rdev->wiphy.flags & WIPHY_FLAG_4ADDR_AP))
+	if (!cfg80211_iftype_allowed(&rdev->wiphy, type, params.use_4addr, 0))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	err = nl80211_parse_mon_options(rdev, type, info, &params);
diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index d57e2f679a3e48dee53cc3785f2bc5265e015917..c14e8f6e5e19883d22343bf7cdd7e3f459e05535 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@ int cfg80211_iter_combinations(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	for (iftype = 0; iftype < NUM_NL80211_IFTYPES; iftype++) {
 		num_interfaces += params->iftype_num[iftype];
 		if (params->iftype_num[iftype] > 0 &&
-		    !(wiphy->software_iftypes & BIT(iftype)))
+		    !cfg80211_iftype_allowed(wiphy, iftype, 0, 1))
 			used_iftypes |= BIT(iftype);
 	}
 
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ int cfg80211_iter_combinations(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		for (iftype = 0; iftype < NUM_NL80211_IFTYPES; iftype++) {
-			if (wiphy->software_iftypes & BIT(iftype))
+			if (cfg80211_iftype_allowed(wiphy, iftype, 0, 1))
 				continue;
 			for (j = 0; j < c->n_limits; j++) {
 				all_iftypes |= limits[j].types;
@@ -1895,3 +1895,26 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(rfc1042_header);
 const unsigned char bridge_tunnel_header[] __aligned(2) =
 	{ 0xaa, 0xaa, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00, 0xf8 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bridge_tunnel_header);
+
+bool cfg80211_iftype_allowed(struct wiphy *wiphy, enum nl80211_iftype iftype,
+			     bool is_4addr, u8 check_swif)
+
+{
+	bool is_vlan = iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN;
+
+	switch (check_swif) {
+	case 0:
+		if (is_vlan && is_4addr)
+			return wiphy->flags & WIPHY_FLAG_4ADDR_AP;
+		return wiphy->interface_modes & BIT(iftype);
+	case 1:
+		if (!(wiphy->software_iftypes & BIT(iftype)) && is_vlan)
+			return wiphy->flags & WIPHY_FLAG_4ADDR_AP;
+		return wiphy->software_iftypes & BIT(iftype);
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_iftype_allowed);