diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 8c468c30b2d9..2a604eb0fd1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -2152,6 +2152,9 @@ struct wireless_dev *mwifiex_add_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		priv->bss_started = 0;
 		priv->bss_num = 0;
 
+		if (mwifiex_cfg80211_init_p2p_client(priv))
+			return ERR_PTR(-EFAULT);
+
 		break;
 	default:
 		wiphy_err(wiphy, "type not supported\n");