diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index a2756096b94a..ca7de02e0a6e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -2061,7 +2061,8 @@ int ieee80211_reconfig(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 		if (!sta->uploaded)
 			continue;
 
-		if (sta->sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP)
+		if (sta->sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
+		    sta->sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN)
 			continue;
 
 		for (state = IEEE80211_STA_NOTEXIST;