diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 3d1b5d3d295a..2f5f1ff22a60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -1980,6 +1980,8 @@ static int mwifiex_cfg80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 
 	mwifiex_set_sys_config_invalid_data(bss_cfg);
 
+	memcpy(bss_cfg->mac_addr, priv->curr_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+
 	if (params->beacon_interval)
 		bss_cfg->beacon_period = params->beacon_interval;
 	if (params->dtim_period)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h
index 470d669c7f14..96c42b979e9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ enum MWIFIEX_802_11_PRIVACY_FILTER {
 #define TLV_TYPE_STA_MAC_ADDR       (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 32)
 #define TLV_TYPE_BSSID              (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 35)
 #define TLV_TYPE_CHANNELBANDLIST    (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 42)
+#define TLV_TYPE_UAP_MAC_ADDRESS    (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 43)
 #define TLV_TYPE_UAP_BEACON_PERIOD  (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 44)
 #define TLV_TYPE_UAP_DTIM_PERIOD    (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 45)
 #define TLV_TYPE_UAP_BCAST_SSID     (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 48)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ioctl.h b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ioctl.h
index 3db449efa167..cdb5b3881782 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ioctl.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ioctl.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ struct mwifiex_uap_bss_param {
 	u8 qos_info;
 	u8 power_constraint;
 	struct mwifiex_types_wmm_info wmm_info;
+	u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 };
 
 enum {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
index b48a85d791f6..2d444e660ac5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ void mwifiex_config_uap_11d(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 static int
 mwifiex_uap_bss_param_prepare(u8 *tlv, void *cmd_buf, u16 *param_size)
 {
+	struct host_cmd_tlv_mac_addr *mac_tlv;
 	struct host_cmd_tlv_dtim_period *dtim_period;
 	struct host_cmd_tlv_beacon_period *beacon_period;
 	struct host_cmd_tlv_ssid *ssid;
@@ -498,6 +499,13 @@ mwifiex_uap_bss_param_prepare(u8 *tlv, void *cmd_buf, u16 *param_size)
 	int i;
 	u16 cmd_size = *param_size;
 
+	mac_tlv = (struct host_cmd_tlv_mac_addr *)tlv;
+	mac_tlv->header.type = cpu_to_le16(TLV_TYPE_UAP_MAC_ADDRESS);
+	mac_tlv->header.len = cpu_to_le16(ETH_ALEN);
+	memcpy(mac_tlv->mac_addr, bss_cfg->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	cmd_size += sizeof(struct host_cmd_tlv_mac_addr);
+	tlv += sizeof(struct host_cmd_tlv_mac_addr);
+
 	if (bss_cfg->ssid.ssid_len) {
 		ssid = (struct host_cmd_tlv_ssid *)tlv;
 		ssid->header.type = cpu_to_le16(TLV_TYPE_UAP_SSID);