diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 93eb5f109949..97f0f39364d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -908,16 +908,20 @@ mwifiex_init_new_priv_params(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 	switch (type) {
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
-		priv->bss_role =  MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_STA;
+		priv->bss_role = MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_STA;
+		priv->bss_type = MWIFIEX_BSS_TYPE_STA;
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT:
-		priv->bss_role =  MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_STA;
+		priv->bss_role = MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_STA;
+		priv->bss_type = MWIFIEX_BSS_TYPE_P2P;
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO:
-		priv->bss_role =  MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_UAP;
+		priv->bss_role = MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_UAP;
+		priv->bss_type = MWIFIEX_BSS_TYPE_P2P;
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
 		priv->bss_role = MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_UAP;
+		priv->bss_type = MWIFIEX_BSS_TYPE_UAP;
 		break;
 	default:
 		mwifiex_dbg(adapter, ERROR,