diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index 4fb8d1b14e76..3f8c46bb6d9a 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -1028,14 +1028,14 @@ int cfg80211_change_iface(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 	    !(rdev->wiphy.interface_modes & (1 << ntype)))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	/* if it's part of a bridge, reject changing type to station/ibss */
-	if (netif_is_bridge_port(dev) &&
-	    (ntype == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC ||
-	     ntype == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION ||
-	     ntype == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT))
-		return -EBUSY;
-
 	if (ntype != otype) {
+		/* if it's part of a bridge, reject changing type to station/ibss */
+		if (netif_is_bridge_port(dev) &&
+		    (ntype == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC ||
+		     ntype == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION ||
+		     ntype == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT))
+			return -EBUSY;
+
 		dev->ieee80211_ptr->use_4addr = false;
 		dev->ieee80211_ptr->mesh_id_up_len = 0;
 		wdev_lock(dev->ieee80211_ptr);