diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
index 6fa654956f4e..a53536dc882d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
@@ -1148,6 +1148,7 @@ void rt2800_config_intf(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev, struct rt2x00_intf *intf,
 			struct rt2x00intf_conf *conf, const unsigned int flags)
 {
 	u32 reg;
+	bool update_bssid = false;
 
 	if (flags & CONFIG_UPDATE_TYPE) {
 		/*
@@ -1177,6 +1178,16 @@ void rt2800_config_intf(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev, struct rt2x00_intf *intf,
 	}
 
 	if (flags & CONFIG_UPDATE_MAC) {
+		if (flags & CONFIG_UPDATE_TYPE &&
+		    conf->sync == TSF_SYNC_AP_NONE) {
+			/*
+			 * The BSSID register has to be set to our own mac
+			 * address in AP mode.
+			 */
+			memcpy(conf->bssid, conf->mac, sizeof(conf->mac));
+			update_bssid = true;
+		}
+
 		if (!is_zero_ether_addr((const u8 *)conf->mac)) {
 			reg = le32_to_cpu(conf->mac[1]);
 			rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, MAC_ADDR_DW1_UNICAST_TO_ME_MASK, 0xff);
@@ -1187,7 +1198,7 @@ void rt2800_config_intf(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev, struct rt2x00_intf *intf,
 					      conf->mac, sizeof(conf->mac));
 	}
 
-	if (flags & CONFIG_UPDATE_BSSID) {
+	if ((flags & CONFIG_UPDATE_BSSID) || update_bssid) {
 		if (!is_zero_ether_addr((const u8 *)conf->bssid)) {
 			reg = le32_to_cpu(conf->bssid[1]);
 			rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, MAC_BSSID_DW1_BSS_ID_MASK, 3);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
index 283a8d9874ee..36ddee8dc9e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
@@ -283,14 +283,8 @@ int rt2x00mac_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	 * invalid behavior in the device.
 	 */
 	memcpy(&intf->mac, vif->addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
-		memcpy(&intf->bssid, vif->addr, ETH_ALEN);
-		rt2x00lib_config_intf(rt2x00dev, intf, vif->type,
-				      intf->mac, intf->bssid);
-	} else {
-		rt2x00lib_config_intf(rt2x00dev, intf, vif->type,
-				      intf->mac, NULL);
-	}
+	rt2x00lib_config_intf(rt2x00dev, intf, vif->type,
+			      intf->mac, NULL);
 
 	/*
 	 * Some filters depend on the current working mode. We can force