diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 6948a97af839..68c51a8e5bea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -2908,7 +2908,8 @@ int mwifiex_register_cfg80211(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 
 	wiphy->features |= NL80211_FEATURE_HT_IBSS |
 			   NL80211_FEATURE_INACTIVITY_TIMER |
-			   NL80211_FEATURE_LOW_PRIORITY_SCAN;
+			   NL80211_FEATURE_LOW_PRIORITY_SCAN |
+			   NL80211_FEATURE_NEED_OBSS_SCAN;
 
 	/* Reserve space for mwifiex specific private data for BSS */
 	wiphy->bss_priv_size = sizeof(struct mwifiex_bss_priv);