diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 679b3a1..c1145be 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -823,6 +823,15 @@
 	struct ieee80211_master_priv *mpriv;
 	int channels, i, j, max_bitrates;
 	bool supp_ht;
+	static const u32 cipher_suites[] = {
+		WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP40,
+		WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP104,
+		WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP,
+		WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_CCMP,
+
+		/* keep last -- depends on hw flags! */
+		WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_AES_CMAC
+	};
 
 	/*
 	 * generic code guarantees at least one band,
@@ -894,6 +903,11 @@
 	if (local->hw.wiphy->max_scan_ie_len)
 		local->hw.wiphy->max_scan_ie_len -= local->scan_ies_len;
 
+	local->hw.wiphy->cipher_suites = cipher_suites;
+	local->hw.wiphy->n_cipher_suites = ARRAY_SIZE(cipher_suites);
+	if (!(local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_MFP_CAPABLE))
+		local->hw.wiphy->n_cipher_suites--;
+
 	result = wiphy_register(local->hw.wiphy);
 	if (result < 0)
 		goto fail_wiphy_register;
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 85b5aa3..d33cab0 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@
 	NLA_PUT_U16(msg, NL80211_ATTR_MAX_SCAN_IE_LEN,
 		    dev->wiphy.max_scan_ie_len);
 
+	NLA_PUT(msg, NL80211_ATTR_CIPHER_SUITES,
+		sizeof(u32) * dev->wiphy.n_cipher_suites,
+		dev->wiphy.cipher_suites);
+
 	nl_modes = nla_nest_start(msg, NL80211_ATTR_SUPPORTED_IFTYPES);
 	if (!nl_modes)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
@@ -979,7 +983,7 @@
 static int nl80211_new_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *drv;
-	int err;
+	int err, i;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct key_params params;
 	u8 key_idx = 0;
@@ -1048,6 +1052,14 @@
 	if (err)
 		goto unlock_rtnl;
 
+	for (i = 0; i < drv->wiphy.n_cipher_suites; i++)
+		if (params.cipher == drv->wiphy.cipher_suites[i])
+			break;
+	if (i == drv->wiphy.n_cipher_suites) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (!drv->ops->add_key) {
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;