diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c b/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c
index 52638194e45f..b1180536c335 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c
@@ -344,6 +344,13 @@ static int ieee80211_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		if (!sdata->u.vlan.ap)
 			return -ENOLINK;
 		break;
+	case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP:
+	case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MGMT:
+	case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_STA:
+	case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MNTR:
+	case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_IBSS:
+		/* no special treatment */
+		break;
 	}
 
 	if (local->open_count == 0) {
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index a5961f16f206..636de70cd85d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ struct ieee80211_if_sta {
 #define IEEE80211_SDATA_SHORT_PREAMBLE	BIT(3)
 struct ieee80211_sub_if_data {
 	struct list_head list;
-	unsigned int type;
+	enum ieee80211_if_types type;
 
 	struct wireless_dev wdev;
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_iface.c b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_iface.c
index 369ee4f52a29..60cee6e602d2 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_iface.c
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ void ieee80211_if_reinit(struct net_device *dev)
 	ieee80211_if_sdata_deinit(sdata);
 
 	switch (sdata->type) {
+	case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MGMT:
+		/* nothing to do */
+		break;
 	case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP: {
 		/* Remove all virtual interfaces that use this BSS
 		 * as their sdata->bss */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 453ccab060a2..34adc5288fbc 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -1425,6 +1425,7 @@ static int prepare_for_handlers(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			rx->sta = ieee80211_ibss_add_sta(sdata->dev, rx->skb,
 							 bssid, hdr->addr2);
 		break;
+	case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_VLAN:
 	case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP:
 		if (!bssid) {
 			if (compare_ether_addr(sdata->dev->dev_addr,
@@ -1449,6 +1450,13 @@ static int prepare_for_handlers(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		if (compare_ether_addr(sdata->u.wds.remote_addr, hdr->addr2))
 			return 0;
 		break;
+	case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MNTR:
+		/* take everything */
+		break;
+	case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MGMT:
+		/* should never get here */
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		break;
 	}
 
 	return 1;