diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index e83861f794adc6e75ca093bf281230955f441a98..d9f54451d0c304edf15e6f8ff1685d755cd0f981 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -1203,6 +1203,12 @@ mwifiex_cfg80211_change_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 			priv->adapter->curr_iface_comb.p2p_intf--;
 			priv->adapter->curr_iface_comb.sta_intf++;
 			dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype = type;
+			if (mwifiex_deinit_priv_params(priv))
+				return -1;
+			if (mwifiex_init_new_priv_params(priv, dev, type))
+				return -1;
+			if (mwifiex_sta_init_cmd(priv, false, false))
+				return -1;
 			break;
 		case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
 			if (mwifiex_cfg80211_deinit_p2p(priv))