diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index d614efb..5d27eca 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ int __cfg80211_stop_sched_scan(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 void cfg80211_upload_connect_keys(struct wireless_dev *wdev);
 int cfg80211_change_iface(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 			  struct net_device *dev, enum nl80211_iftype ntype,
-			  u32 *flags, struct vif_params *params);
+			  struct vif_params *params);
 void cfg80211_process_rdev_events(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev);
 void cfg80211_process_wdev_events(struct wireless_dev *wdev);
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 5cdb0f9..a07a55e 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -2726,6 +2726,8 @@ static int parse_monitor_flags(struct nlattr *nla, u32 *mntrflags)
 		if (flags[flag])
 			*mntrflags |= (1<<flag);
 
+	*mntrflags |= MONITOR_FLAG_CHANGED;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2762,7 +2764,6 @@ static int nl80211_set_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	int err;
 	enum nl80211_iftype otype, ntype;
 	struct net_device *dev = info->user_ptr[1];
-	u32 _flags, *flags = NULL;
 	bool change = false;
 
 	memset(&params, 0, sizeof(params));
@@ -2809,14 +2810,17 @@ static int nl80211_set_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		if (ntype != NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		err = parse_monitor_flags(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MNTR_FLAGS],
-					  &_flags);
+					  &params.flags);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 
-		flags = &_flags;
 		change = true;
 	}
 
+	if (params.flags & MONITOR_FLAG_ACTIVE &&
+	    !(rdev->wiphy.features & NL80211_FEATURE_ACTIVE_MONITOR))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MU_MIMO_GROUP_DATA]) {
 		const u8 *mumimo_groups;
 		u32 cap_flag = NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_MU_MIMO_AIR_SNIFFER;
@@ -2847,12 +2851,8 @@ static int nl80211_set_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		change = true;
 	}
 
-	if (flags && (*flags & MONITOR_FLAG_ACTIVE) &&
-	    !(rdev->wiphy.features & NL80211_FEATURE_ACTIVE_MONITOR))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 	if (change)
-		err = cfg80211_change_iface(rdev, dev, ntype, flags, &params);
+		err = cfg80211_change_iface(rdev, dev, ntype, &params);
 	else
 		err = 0;
 
@@ -2870,7 +2870,6 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	struct sk_buff *msg;
 	int err;
 	enum nl80211_iftype type = NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED;
-	u32 flags;
 
 	/* to avoid failing a new interface creation due to pending removal */
 	cfg80211_destroy_ifaces(rdev);
@@ -2906,11 +2905,17 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	err = parse_monitor_flags(type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR ?
-				  info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MNTR_FLAGS] : NULL,
-				  &flags);
+	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MNTR_FLAGS]) {
+		if (type != NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+			return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!err && (flags & MONITOR_FLAG_ACTIVE) &&
+		err = parse_monitor_flags(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MNTR_FLAGS],
+					  &params.flags);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	if (params.flags & MONITOR_FLAG_ACTIVE &&
 	    !(rdev->wiphy.features & NL80211_FEATURE_ACTIVE_MONITOR))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
@@ -2920,8 +2925,7 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	wdev = rdev_add_virtual_intf(rdev,
 				nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IFNAME]),
-				NET_NAME_USER, type, err ? NULL : &flags,
-				&params);
+				NET_NAME_USER, type, &params);
 	if (WARN_ON(!wdev)) {
 		nlmsg_free(msg);
 		return -EPROTO;
diff --git a/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h b/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h
index f2baf592..e4a9998 100644
--- a/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h
+++ b/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ static inline void rdev_set_wakeup(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 static inline struct wireless_dev
 *rdev_add_virtual_intf(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev, char *name,
 		       unsigned char name_assign_type,
-		       enum nl80211_iftype type, u32 *flags,
+		       enum nl80211_iftype type,
 		       struct vif_params *params)
 {
 	struct wireless_dev *ret;
 	trace_rdev_add_virtual_intf(&rdev->wiphy, name, type);
 	ret = rdev->ops->add_virtual_intf(&rdev->wiphy, name, name_assign_type,
-					  type, flags, params);
+					  type, params);
 	trace_rdev_return_wdev(&rdev->wiphy, ret);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -61,12 +61,11 @@ rdev_del_virtual_intf(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 static inline int
 rdev_change_virtual_intf(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 			 struct net_device *dev, enum nl80211_iftype type,
-			 u32 *flags, struct vif_params *params)
+			 struct vif_params *params)
 {
 	int ret;
 	trace_rdev_change_virtual_intf(&rdev->wiphy, dev, type);
-	ret = rdev->ops->change_virtual_intf(&rdev->wiphy, dev, type, flags,
-					     params);
+	ret = rdev->ops->change_virtual_intf(&rdev->wiphy, dev, type, params);
 	trace_rdev_return_int(&rdev->wiphy, ret);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index 8d6a0a7..88f3a11 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ void cfg80211_process_rdev_events(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev)
 
 int cfg80211_change_iface(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 			  struct net_device *dev, enum nl80211_iftype ntype,
-			  u32 *flags, struct vif_params *params)
+			  struct vif_params *params)
 {
 	int err;
 	enum nl80211_iftype otype = dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype;
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ int cfg80211_change_iface(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 		cfg80211_process_rdev_events(rdev);
 	}
 
-	err = rdev_change_virtual_intf(rdev, dev, ntype, flags, params);
+	err = rdev_change_virtual_intf(rdev, dev, ntype, params);
 
 	WARN_ON(!err && dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != ntype);
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
index a220156..5d4a02c7 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int cfg80211_wext_siwmode(struct net_device *dev, struct iw_request_info *info,
 
 	memset(&vifparams, 0, sizeof(vifparams));
 
-	return cfg80211_change_iface(rdev, dev, type, NULL, &vifparams);
+	return cfg80211_change_iface(rdev, dev, type, &vifparams);
 }
 EXPORT_WEXT_HANDLER(cfg80211_wext_siwmode);