diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/join.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/join.c
index 1c8a771e8e81..ba043ca2a34a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/join.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/join.c
@@ -1425,6 +1425,7 @@ int mwifiex_deauthenticate(struct mwifiex_private *priv, u8 *mac)
 
 	switch (priv->bss_mode) {
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT:
 		return mwifiex_deauthenticate_infra(priv, mac);
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
 		return mwifiex_send_cmd_sync(priv,