diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
index 823631cdb872bc8799229a9d91388d377a5511fc..8f37562e0b113d6e5d4b13e50ea87cba679c6628 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
@@ -1151,14 +1151,14 @@ int wcn36xx_smd_config_bss(struct wcn36xx *wcn, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		/* STA */
 		bss->oper_mode = 1;
 		bss->wcn36xx_hal_persona = WCN36XX_HAL_STA_MODE;
-	} else if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
+	} else if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP ||
+		   vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT) {
 		bss->bss_type = WCN36XX_HAL_INFRA_AP_MODE;
 
 		/* AP */
 		bss->oper_mode = 0;
 		bss->wcn36xx_hal_persona = WCN36XX_HAL_STA_SAP_MODE;
-	} else if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC ||
-		   vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT) {
+	} else if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) {
 		bss->bss_type = WCN36XX_HAL_IBSS_MODE;
 
 		/* STA */
@@ -1309,7 +1309,11 @@ int wcn36xx_smd_send_beacon(struct wcn36xx *wcn, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	memcpy(msg_body.bssid, vif->addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
 	/* TODO need to find out why this is needed? */
-	msg_body.tim_ie_offset = tim_off+4;
+	if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT)
+		/* mesh beacon don't need this, so push further down */
+		msg_body.tim_ie_offset = 256;
+	else
+		msg_body.tim_ie_offset = tim_off+4;
 	msg_body.p2p_ie_offset = p2p_off;
 	PREPARE_HAL_BUF(wcn->hal_buf, msg_body);