diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index d9f08f65f7a5d2942ac82155422f5833af472880..d81e730962ccd48177a7676083d2c681efda1241 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -281,9 +281,13 @@ struct ieee80211_supported_band {
 /**
  * struct vif_params - describes virtual interface parameters
  * @use_4addr: use 4-address frames
+ * @macaddr: address to use for this virtual interface. This will only
+ * 	be used for non-netdevice interfaces. If this parameter is set
+ * 	to zero address the driver may determine the address as needed.
  */
 struct vif_params {
        int use_4addr;
+       u8 macaddr[ETH_ALEN];
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 1a7a710fe9bf24f90a207b82d048e6351a51e1f2..d543cf152100d837194ee215179602f2494b418c 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -2079,6 +2079,13 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	    !(rdev->wiphy.interface_modes & (1 << type)))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+	if (type == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE && info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]) {
+		nla_memcpy(params.macaddr, info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC],
+			   ETH_ALEN);
+		if (!is_valid_ether_addr(params.macaddr))
+			return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+	}
+
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_4ADDR]) {
 		params.use_4addr = !!nla_get_u8(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_4ADDR]);
 		err = nl80211_valid_4addr(rdev, NULL, params.use_4addr, type);