diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
index 1272508513f7..06f12da554e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
@@ -1451,9 +1451,38 @@ static int ath6kl_cfg80211_change_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 					struct vif_params *params)
 {
 	struct ath6kl_vif *vif = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	int i;
 
 	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_WLAN_CFG, "%s: type %u\n", __func__, type);
 
+	/*
+	 * Don't bring up p2p on an interface which is not initialized
+	 * for p2p operation where fw does not have capability to switch
+	 * dynamically between non-p2p and p2p type interface.
+	 */
+	if (!test_bit(ATH6KL_FW_CAPABILITY_STA_P2PDEV_DUPLEX,
+		      vif->ar->fw_capabilities) &&
+	    (type == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT ||
+	     type == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO)) {
+		if (vif->ar->vif_max == 1) {
+			if (vif->fw_vif_idx != 0)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			else
+				goto set_iface_type;
+		}
+
+		for (i = vif->ar->max_norm_iface; i < vif->ar->vif_max; i++) {
+			if (i == vif->fw_vif_idx)
+				break;
+		}
+
+		if (i == vif->ar->vif_max) {
+			ath6kl_err("Invalid interface to bring up P2P\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+set_iface_type:
 	switch (type) {
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
 		vif->next_mode = INFRA_NETWORK;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
index 5949ab5357fd..edd778888aa0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
@@ -488,22 +488,31 @@ int ath6kl_configure_target(struct ath6kl *ar)
 		fw_mode |= fw_iftype << (i * HI_OPTION_FW_MODE_BITS);
 
 	/*
-	 * By default, submodes :
+	 * Submodes when fw does not support dynamic interface
+	 * switching:
 	 *		vif[0] - AP/STA/IBSS
 	 *		vif[1] - "P2P dev"/"P2P GO"/"P2P Client"
 	 *		vif[2] - "P2P dev"/"P2P GO"/"P2P Client"
+	 * Otherwise, All the interface are initialized to p2p dev.
 	 */
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ar->max_norm_iface; i++)
-		fw_submode |= HI_OPTION_FW_SUBMODE_NONE <<
-			      (i * HI_OPTION_FW_SUBMODE_BITS);
+	if (test_bit(ATH6KL_FW_CAPABILITY_STA_P2PDEV_DUPLEX,
+		     ar->fw_capabilities)) {
+		for (i = 0; i < ar->vif_max; i++)
+			fw_submode |= HI_OPTION_FW_SUBMODE_P2PDEV <<
+				(i * HI_OPTION_FW_SUBMODE_BITS);
+	} else {
+		for (i = 0; i < ar->max_norm_iface; i++)
+			fw_submode |= HI_OPTION_FW_SUBMODE_NONE <<
+				(i * HI_OPTION_FW_SUBMODE_BITS);
 
-	for (i = ar->max_norm_iface; i < ar->vif_max; i++)
-		fw_submode |= HI_OPTION_FW_SUBMODE_P2PDEV <<
-			      (i * HI_OPTION_FW_SUBMODE_BITS);
+		for (i = ar->max_norm_iface; i < ar->vif_max; i++)
+			fw_submode |= HI_OPTION_FW_SUBMODE_P2PDEV <<
+				(i * HI_OPTION_FW_SUBMODE_BITS);
 
-	if (ar->p2p && ar->vif_max == 1)
-		fw_submode = HI_OPTION_FW_SUBMODE_P2PDEV;
+		if (ar->p2p && ar->vif_max == 1)
+			fw_submode = HI_OPTION_FW_SUBMODE_P2PDEV;
+	}
 
 	if (ath6kl_bmi_write_hi32(ar, hi_app_host_interest,
 				  HTC_PROTOCOL_VERSION) != 0) {