diff --git a/include/net/cfg802154.h b/include/net/cfg802154.h
index 72c4723a12065063d5b7139a65e2d5644e700641..7e1bc21423b048ea3a5fde408f211152e0d01796 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg802154.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg802154.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct wpan_phy {
 
 struct wpan_dev {
 	struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy;
+	int iftype;
 
 	/* MAC PIB */
 	__le16 pan_id;
diff --git a/net/mac802154/iface.c b/net/mac802154/iface.c
index c0b96cf525d6695b18464eb960bb382a15ce3904..4630ceb25ad2280f606ebcdb69d647b60472083c 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/iface.c
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ ieee802154_setup_sdata(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata, int type)
 
 	/* set some type-dependent values */
 	sdata->vif.type = type;
+	sdata->wpan_dev.iftype = type;
 
 	get_random_bytes(&wpan_dev->bsn, 1);
 	get_random_bytes(&wpan_dev->dsn, 1);