diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index a7fc3d83f5f6..95149f303409 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -2096,7 +2096,8 @@ static int nl80211_del_station(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		goto out_rtnl;
 
 	if (dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
-	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN) {
+	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN &&
+	    dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}