diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
index 9ea7c0d0103f8d9f15fc5b7d04109316ee675ea2..75ece3d3b6dd0fd536499df841492b6dd2a4d6e3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static void add_mesh_config(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	MESHPARAMS_ADD(dot11MeshHWMPmaxPREQretries);
 	MESHPARAMS_ADD(path_refresh_time);
 	MESHPARAMS_ADD(min_discovery_timeout);
-
+	MESHPARAMS_ADD(dot11MeshHWMPRootMode);
 #undef MESHPARAMS_ADD
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 2aa6a2189842982b199272438951583f97ee23bd..93ee888b1059403119fc8d77af4ce86dc94ecdf8 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -3062,6 +3062,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_meshconf_params_policy[NL80211_MESHCONF_A
 	[NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ACTIVE_PATH_TIMEOUT] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_PREQ_MIN_INTERVAL] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
 	[NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_NET_DIAM_TRVS_TIME] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
+	[NL80211_MESHCONF_HWMP_ROOTMODE] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
 };
 
 static const struct nla_policy