diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index df94b936526472a5f334559b9c7c7300698fbe4d..e8221180b6c1bf545f52f9c4e9531aaa1ed3df7d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ int ieee80211_if_add(struct ieee80211_local *local, const char *name,
 
 	memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, local->hw.wiphy->perm_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, wiphy_dev(local->hw.wiphy));
+	ndev->features |= NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;
 
 	/* don't use IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF because it checks too much */
 	sdata = netdev_priv(ndev);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 5667f4e8067fdd4f885a507fa15a5085003f1dcd..795f8c4a9fa0464fa9df64e53aabb51452a2ee97 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -916,6 +916,7 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	memcpy(local->mdev->dev_addr, local->hw.wiphy->perm_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(local->mdev, wiphy_dev(local->hw.wiphy));
+	local->mdev->features |= NETIF_F_NETNS_LOCAL;
 
 	result = register_netdevice(local->mdev);
 	if (result < 0)