diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 1a31736914e5..24549cbe0b54 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -4453,7 +4453,7 @@ static int nl80211_send_mpath(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 portid, u32 seq,
 	void *hdr;
 	struct nlattr *pinfoattr;
 
-	hdr = nl80211hdr_put(msg, portid, seq, flags, NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION);
+	hdr = nl80211hdr_put(msg, portid, seq, flags, NL80211_CMD_NEW_MPATH);
 	if (!hdr)
 		return -1;