diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 2dc76a96293063c3423a4d57dc75c05b07560fde..b3a125f60347d47a9b474bdde83291611a3e505a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ static void ieee80211_mesh_housekeeping_timer(unsigned long data)
 bool mesh_matches_local(struct ieee802_11_elems *ie, struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_if_mesh *ifmsh = &sdata->u.mesh;
+	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 
 	/*
 	 * As support for each feature is added, check for matching
@@ -87,15 +88,23 @@ bool mesh_matches_local(struct ieee802_11_elems *ie, struct ieee80211_sub_if_dat
 	 *   - MDA enabled
 	 * - Power management control on fc
 	 */
-	if (ifmsh->mesh_id_len == ie->mesh_id_len &&
-		memcmp(ifmsh->mesh_id, ie->mesh_id, ie->mesh_id_len) == 0 &&
-		(ifmsh->mesh_pp_id == ie->mesh_config->meshconf_psel) &&
-		(ifmsh->mesh_pm_id == ie->mesh_config->meshconf_pmetric) &&
-		(ifmsh->mesh_cc_id == ie->mesh_config->meshconf_congest) &&
-		(ifmsh->mesh_sp_id == ie->mesh_config->meshconf_synch) &&
-		(ifmsh->mesh_auth_id == ie->mesh_config->meshconf_auth))
-		return true;
-
+	if (!(ifmsh->mesh_id_len == ie->mesh_id_len &&
+	     memcmp(ifmsh->mesh_id, ie->mesh_id, ie->mesh_id_len) == 0 &&
+	     (ifmsh->mesh_pp_id == ie->mesh_config->meshconf_psel) &&
+	     (ifmsh->mesh_pm_id == ie->mesh_config->meshconf_pmetric) &&
+	     (ifmsh->mesh_cc_id == ie->mesh_config->meshconf_congest) &&
+	     (ifmsh->mesh_sp_id == ie->mesh_config->meshconf_synch) &&
+	     (ifmsh->mesh_auth_id == ie->mesh_config->meshconf_auth)))
+		goto mismatch;
+
+	/* disallow peering with mismatched channel types for now */
+	if (ie->ht_info_elem &&
+	    (local->_oper_channel_type !=
+	     ieee80211_ht_info_to_channel_type(ie->ht_info_elem)))
+		goto mismatch;
+
+	return true;
+mismatch:
 	return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
index 986af8acc49e2b142fd67119aab4bb08ece80c69..0140e88a8220ce2f4c25c4758b6c555c2436b180 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
@@ -80,11 +80,15 @@ static inline void mesh_plink_fsm_restart(struct sta_info *sta)
  *       on it in the lifecycle management section!
  */
 static struct sta_info *mesh_plink_alloc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-					 u8 *hw_addr, u32 rates)
+					 u8 *hw_addr, u32 rates,
+					 struct ieee802_11_elems *elems)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
+	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 
+	sband = local->hw.wiphy->bands[local->oper_channel->band];
+
 	if (local->num_sta >= MESH_MAX_PLINKS)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -96,6 +100,9 @@ static struct sta_info *mesh_plink_alloc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	set_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_AUTHORIZED);
 	set_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_WME);
 	sta->sta.supp_rates[local->hw.conf.channel->band] = rates;
+	if (elems->ht_cap_elem)
+		ieee80211_ht_cap_ie_to_sta_ht_cap(sband, elems->ht_cap_elem,
+						  &sta->sta.ht_cap);
 	rate_control_rate_init(sta);
 
 	return sta;
@@ -276,7 +283,7 @@ void mesh_neighbour_update(u8 *hw_addr, u32 rates,
 					elems->ie_start, elems->total_len,
 					GFP_KERNEL);
 		else
-			sta = mesh_plink_alloc(sdata, hw_addr, rates);
+			sta = mesh_plink_alloc(sdata, hw_addr, rates, elems);
 		if (!sta)
 			return;
 		if (sta_info_insert_rcu(sta)) {
@@ -567,7 +574,7 @@ void mesh_rx_plink_frame(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, struct ieee80211_m
 		}
 
 		rates = ieee80211_sta_get_rates(local, &elems, rx_status->band);
-		sta = mesh_plink_alloc(sdata, mgmt->sa, rates);
+		sta = mesh_plink_alloc(sdata, mgmt->sa, rates, &elems);
 		if (!sta) {
 			mpl_dbg("Mesh plink error: plink table full\n");
 			return;