diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 90ab3c8..c65e67e 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -4653,7 +4653,8 @@
 	if (err)
 		goto unlock_rtnl;
 
-	if (dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) {
+	if (dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
+	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -4703,7 +4704,8 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) {
+	if (dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
+	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
 	}