diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 69b9ccbe1ad0..2dfa3331604e 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -436,6 +436,9 @@ ieee80211_get_sband_iftype_data(const struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 	if (WARN_ON(iftype >= NL80211_IFTYPE_MAX))
 		return NULL;
 
+	if (iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN)
+		iftype = NL80211_IFTYPE_AP;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < sband->n_iftype_data; i++)  {
 		const struct ieee80211_sband_iftype_data *data =
 			&sband->iftype_data[i];