diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index f95d35483086..7ba9404b290d 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@
 
 #define NL80211_GENL_NAME "nl80211"
 
+#define NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_CONFIG		"config"
+#define NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN		"scan"
+#define NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_REG		"regulatory"
+#define NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_MLME		"mlme"
+#define NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_VENDOR		"vendor"
+#define NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_TESTMODE	"testmode"
+
 /**
  * DOC: Station handling
  *
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 689e1a8fd60a..049f505e5660 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ enum nl80211_multicast_groups {
 };
 
 static const struct genl_multicast_group nl80211_mcgrps[] = {
-	[NL80211_MCGRP_CONFIG] = { .name = "config", },
-	[NL80211_MCGRP_SCAN] = { .name = "scan", },
-	[NL80211_MCGRP_REGULATORY] = { .name = "regulatory", },
-	[NL80211_MCGRP_MLME] = { .name = "mlme", },
-	[NL80211_MCGRP_VENDOR] = { .name = "vendor", },
+	[NL80211_MCGRP_CONFIG] = { .name = NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_CONFIG },
+	[NL80211_MCGRP_SCAN] = { .name = NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN },
+	[NL80211_MCGRP_REGULATORY] = { .name = NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_REG },
+	[NL80211_MCGRP_MLME] = { .name = NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_MLME },
+	[NL80211_MCGRP_VENDOR] = { .name = NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_VENDOR },
 #ifdef CONFIG_NL80211_TESTMODE
-	[NL80211_MCGRP_TESTMODE] = { .name = "testmode", }
+	[NL80211_MCGRP_TESTMODE] = { .name = NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_TESTMODE }
 #endif
 };