diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
index c12029b..429dd06 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
@@ -70,18 +70,8 @@
 	enum nl80211_iftype type;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!wdev)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 	rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wdev->wiphy);
 
-	if (!rdev->ops->change_virtual_intf)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	/* don't support changing VLANs, you just re-create them */
-	if (wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 	switch (*mode) {
 	case IW_MODE_INFRA:
 		type = NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION;
@@ -104,9 +94,9 @@
 
 	memset(&vifparams, 0, sizeof(vifparams));
 
-	ret = rdev->ops->change_virtual_intf(wdev->wiphy, dev, type,
-					     NULL, &vifparams);
-	WARN_ON(!ret && wdev->iftype != type);
+	cfg80211_lock_rdev(rdev);
+	ret = cfg80211_change_iface(rdev, dev, type, NULL, &vifparams);
+	cfg80211_unlock_rdev(rdev);
 
 	return ret;
 }