diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 39d7996b0609..f67948e18600 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -319,9 +319,12 @@ struct ieee80211_supported_band {
 /**
  * struct vif_params - describes virtual interface parameters
  * @use_4addr: use 4-address frames
- * @macaddr: address to use for this virtual interface. This will only
- * 	be used for non-netdevice interfaces. If this parameter is set
- * 	to zero address the driver may determine the address as needed.
+ * @macaddr: address to use for this virtual interface.
+ *	If this parameter is set to zero address the driver may
+ *	determine the address as needed.
+ *	This feature is only fully supported by drivers that enable the
+ *	%NL80211_FEATURE_MAC_ON_CREATE flag.  Others may support creating
+ **	only p2p devices with specified MAC.
  */
 struct vif_params {
        int use_4addr;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index be1d5def304d..f7daae59248e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -4056,6 +4056,9 @@ enum nl80211_ap_sme_features {
  *	TSPEC sessions (TID aka TSID 0-7) with the %NL80211_CMD_ADD_TX_TS
  *	command. Standard IEEE 802.11 TSPEC setup is not yet supported, it
  *	needs to be able to handle Block-Ack agreements and other things.
+ * @NL80211_FEATURE_MAC_ON_CREATE: Device supports configuring
+ *	the vif's MAC address upon creation.
+ *	See 'macaddr' field in the vif_params (cfg80211.h).
  */
 enum nl80211_feature_flags {
 	NL80211_FEATURE_SK_TX_STATUS			= 1 << 0,
@@ -4085,6 +4088,7 @@ enum nl80211_feature_flags {
 	NL80211_FEATURE_STATIC_SMPS			= 1 << 24,
 	NL80211_FEATURE_DYNAMIC_SMPS			= 1 << 25,
 	NL80211_FEATURE_SUPPORTS_WMM_ADMISSION		= 1 << 26,
+	NL80211_FEATURE_MAC_ON_CREATE			= 1 << 27,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index d98d4ea27819..12736a7cd506 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -2605,7 +2605,9 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	    !(rdev->wiphy.interface_modes & (1 << type)))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	if (type == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE && info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]) {
+	if ((type == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE ||
+	     rdev->wiphy.features & NL80211_FEATURE_MAC_ON_CREATE) &&
+	    info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]) {
 		nla_memcpy(params.macaddr, info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC],
 			   ETH_ALEN);
 		if (!is_valid_ether_addr(params.macaddr))