diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index f38db4d37e5d..dac68d476bff 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -161,12 +161,6 @@ int ieee80211_if_config(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, u32 changed)
 	if (WARN_ON(!netif_running(sdata->dev)))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (WARN_ON(sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!local->ops->config_interface)
-		return 0;
-
 	memset(&conf, 0, sizeof(conf));
 
 	if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
@@ -183,6 +177,9 @@ int ieee80211_if_config(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, u32 changed)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (!local->ops->config_interface)
+		return 0;
+
 	switch (sdata->vif.type) {
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
@@ -224,9 +221,6 @@ int ieee80211_if_config(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, u32 changed)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (WARN_ON(!conf.bssid && (changed & IEEE80211_IFCC_BSSID)))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	conf.changed = changed;
 
 	return local->ops->config_interface(local_to_hw(local),