diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fweh.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fweh.c
index 4f1daabc551b0824c4f72bc22faed58fd47a67d5..44fc85f68f7aceba2788da99126164b0a946a6a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fweh.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fweh.c
@@ -185,7 +185,13 @@ static void brcmf_fweh_handle_if_event(struct brcmf_pub *drvr,
 		  ifevent->action, ifevent->ifidx, ifevent->bssidx,
 		  ifevent->flags, ifevent->role);
 
-	if (ifevent->flags & BRCMF_E_IF_FLAG_NOIF) {
+	/* The P2P Device interface event must not be ignored
+	 * contrary to what firmware tells us. The only way to
+	 * distinguish the P2P Device is by looking at the ifidx
+	 * and bssidx received.
+	 */
+	if (!(ifevent->ifidx == 0 && ifevent->bssidx == 1) &&
+	    (ifevent->flags & BRCMF_E_IF_FLAG_NOIF)) {
 		brcmf_dbg(EVENT, "event can be ignored\n");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -210,12 +216,12 @@ static void brcmf_fweh_handle_if_event(struct brcmf_pub *drvr,
 				return;
 	}
 
-	if (ifevent->action == BRCMF_E_IF_CHANGE)
+	if (ifp && ifevent->action == BRCMF_E_IF_CHANGE)
 		brcmf_fws_reset_interface(ifp);
 
 	err = brcmf_fweh_call_event_handler(ifp, emsg->event_code, emsg, data);
 
-	if (ifevent->action == BRCMF_E_IF_DEL) {
+	if (ifp && ifevent->action == BRCMF_E_IF_DEL) {
 		brcmf_fws_del_interface(ifp);
 		brcmf_del_if(drvr, ifevent->bssidx);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fweh.h b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fweh.h
index dd20b1862d44b94121076e6287e4f704c9f1daee..cbf033f59109db924e824c18983cd511d1aab949 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fweh.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fweh.h
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ enum brcmf_fweh_event_code {
 #define BRCMF_E_IF_ROLE_STA			0
 #define BRCMF_E_IF_ROLE_AP			1
 #define BRCMF_E_IF_ROLE_WDS			2
+#define BRCMF_E_IF_ROLE_P2P_GO			3
+#define BRCMF_E_IF_ROLE_P2P_CLIENT		4
 
 /**
  * definitions for event packet validation.