diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/adm8211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/adm8211.c
index 3333d45..c6a55cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/adm8211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/adm8211.c
@@ -1884,6 +1884,7 @@
 	dev->extra_tx_headroom = sizeof(struct adm8211_tx_hdr);
 	/* dev->flags = IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS in promisc mode */
 	dev->flags = IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_UNSPEC;
+	dev->wiphy->interface_modes = BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION);
 
 	dev->channel_change_time = 1000;
 	dev->max_signal = 100;    /* FIXME: find better value */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
index 7989ab5..85260c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
@@ -485,6 +485,12 @@
 	hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS |
 		    IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
 		    IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM;
+
+	hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) |
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT);
+
 	hw->extra_tx_headroom = 2;
 	hw->channel_change_time = 5000;
 	sc = hw->priv;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
index dc45eef..39a4a70 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
@@ -1482,6 +1482,11 @@
 		IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
 		IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM;
 
+	hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) |
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
+
 	SET_IEEE80211_DEV(hw, &pdev->dev);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, hw);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index 63bafc2..2d915c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -4569,6 +4569,13 @@
 		    IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
 		    IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM;
 
+	hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) |
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT) |
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS) |
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
+
 	hw->queues = b43_modparam_qos ? 4 : 1;
 	SET_IEEE80211_DEV(hw, dev->dev);
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(sprom->et1mac))
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
index 1cb77db..68f63f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
@@ -3704,6 +3704,11 @@
 	hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS |
 		    IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
 		    IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM;
+	hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) |
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS) |
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
 	hw->queues = 1; /* FIXME: hardware has more queues */
 	SET_IEEE80211_DEV(hw, dev->dev);
 	if (is_valid_ether_addr(sprom->et1mac))
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index fbf75a6..0a511ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -819,6 +819,10 @@
 	/* Tell mac80211 our characteristics */
 	hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
 		    IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM;
+	hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) |
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
 	/* Default value; 4 EDCA QOS priorities */
 	hw->queues = 4;
 	/* queues to support 11n aggregation */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index a622fc3..cee3045 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -7888,6 +7888,11 @@
 	hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
 		    IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM;
 
+	hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) |
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
+
 	/* 4 EDCA QOS priorities */
 	hw->queues = 4;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
index 732429d..6ba50f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -447,6 +447,9 @@
 
 		hw->channel_change_time = 1;
 		hw->queues = 4;
+		hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+			BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+			BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP);
 		hw->ampdu_queues = 1;
 
 		memcpy(data->channels, hwsim_channels, sizeof(hwsim_channels));
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.c
index 17e06bb..6da98e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.c
@@ -1072,6 +1072,9 @@
 	dev->flags = IEEE80211_HW_HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING | /* not sure */
 		     IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS |
 		     IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_UNSPEC;
+
+	dev->wiphy->interface_modes = BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION);
+
 	dev->channel_change_time = 1000;	/* TODO: find actual value */
 	dev->max_signal = 127;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index 369b0b2..2f3bfc6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -1052,6 +1052,11 @@
 	 */
 	rt2x00dev->hw->vif_data_size = sizeof(struct rt2x00_intf);
 
+	rt2x00dev->hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+	    BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) |
+	    BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+	    BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
+
 	/*
 	 * Let the driver probe the device to detect the capabilities.
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187_dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187_dev.c
index 060a265..8a42bfa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187_dev.c
@@ -1184,6 +1184,8 @@
 		dev->max_signal = 65;
 	}
 
+	dev->wiphy->interface_modes = BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION);
+
 	if ((id->driver_info == DEVICE_RTL8187) && priv->is_rtl8187b)
 		printk(KERN_INFO "rtl8187: inconsistency between id with OEM"
 		       " info!\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
index 4d7b98b..e019102 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
@@ -937,6 +937,11 @@
 	hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS |
 		    IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DB;
 
+	hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT) |
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
+
 	hw->max_signal = 100;
 	hw->queues = 1;
 	hw->extra_tx_headroom = sizeof(struct zd_ctrlset);