diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index d303c26..019a41e 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -833,6 +833,9 @@
 int cfg80211_wext_giwscan(struct net_device *dev,
 			  struct iw_request_info *info,
 			  struct iw_point *data, char *extra);
+int cfg80211_wext_siwmlme(struct net_device *dev,
+			  struct iw_request_info *info,
+			  struct iw_point *data, char *extra);
 int cfg80211_wext_giwrange(struct net_device *dev,
 			   struct iw_request_info *info,
 			   struct iw_point *data, char *extra);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 520efa8..daf7528 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1268,22 +1268,18 @@
 static int ieee80211_deauth(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 			    struct cfg80211_deauth_request *req)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
+	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 
-	sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
-
-	/* TODO: req->ie */
+	/* TODO: req->ie, req->peer_addr */
 	return ieee80211_sta_deauthenticate(sdata, req->reason_code);
 }
 
 static int ieee80211_disassoc(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 			      struct cfg80211_disassoc_request *req)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
+	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 
-	sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
-
-	/* TODO: req->ie */
+	/* TODO: req->ie, req->peer_addr */
 	return ieee80211_sta_disassociate(sdata, req->reason_code);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index a16c9d7..428742d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -2338,9 +2338,6 @@
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: deauthenticating by local choice (reason=%d)\n",
 	       sdata->dev->name, reason);
 
-	if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	ieee80211_set_disassoc(sdata, true, true, reason);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2352,9 +2349,6 @@
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: disassociating by local choice (reason=%d)\n",
 	       sdata->dev->name, reason);
 
-	if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (!(ifmgd->flags & IEEE80211_STA_ASSOCIATED))
 		return -ENOLINK;
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wext.c b/net/mac80211/wext.c
index 1c4664b..896704c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wext.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wext.c
@@ -612,29 +612,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ieee80211_ioctl_siwmlme(struct net_device *dev,
-				   struct iw_request_info *info,
-				   struct iw_point *data, char *extra)
-{
-	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
-	struct iw_mlme *mlme = (struct iw_mlme *) extra;
-
-	sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
-	if (!(sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	switch (mlme->cmd) {
-	case IW_MLME_DEAUTH:
-		/* TODO: mlme->addr.sa_data */
-		return ieee80211_sta_deauthenticate(sdata, mlme->reason_code);
-	case IW_MLME_DISASSOC:
-		/* TODO: mlme->addr.sa_data */
-		return ieee80211_sta_disassociate(sdata, mlme->reason_code);
-	default:
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
-}
-
 
 static int ieee80211_ioctl_siwencode(struct net_device *dev,
 				     struct iw_request_info *info,
@@ -1076,7 +1053,7 @@
 	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCGIWTHRSPY */
 	(iw_handler) ieee80211_ioctl_siwap,		/* SIOCSIWAP */
 	(iw_handler) ieee80211_ioctl_giwap,		/* SIOCGIWAP */
-	(iw_handler) ieee80211_ioctl_siwmlme,		/* SIOCSIWMLME */
+	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwmlme,		/* SIOCSIWMLME */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCGIWAPLIST */
 	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwscan,		/* SIOCSIWSCAN */
 	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwscan,		/* SIOCGIWSCAN */
diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
index 0fd1db6..6fd7bf7 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/wireless.h>
 #include <linux/nl80211.h>
+#include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <net/iw_handler.h>
 #include <net/wireless.h>
 #include <net/cfg80211.h>
@@ -206,7 +207,6 @@
 	range->enc_capa = IW_ENC_CAPA_WPA | IW_ENC_CAPA_WPA2 |
 			  IW_ENC_CAPA_CIPHER_TKIP | IW_ENC_CAPA_CIPHER_CCMP;
 
-
 	for (band = 0; band < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; band ++) {
 		int i;
 		struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
@@ -241,3 +241,47 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_wext_giwrange);
+
+int cfg80211_wext_siwmlme(struct net_device *dev,
+			  struct iw_request_info *info,
+			  struct iw_point *data, char *extra)
+{
+	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
+	struct iw_mlme *mlme = (struct iw_mlme *)extra;
+	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev;
+	union {
+		struct cfg80211_disassoc_request disassoc;
+		struct cfg80211_deauth_request deauth;
+	} cmd;
+
+	if (!wdev)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wdev->wiphy);
+
+	if (wdev->iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (mlme->addr.sa_family != ARPHRD_ETHER)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+
+	switch (mlme->cmd) {
+	case IW_MLME_DEAUTH:
+		if (!rdev->ops->deauth)
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		cmd.deauth.peer_addr = mlme->addr.sa_data;
+		cmd.deauth.reason_code = mlme->reason_code;
+		return rdev->ops->deauth(wdev->wiphy, dev, &cmd.deauth);
+	case IW_MLME_DISASSOC:
+		if (!rdev->ops->disassoc)
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		cmd.disassoc.peer_addr = mlme->addr.sa_data;
+		cmd.disassoc.reason_code = mlme->reason_code;
+		return rdev->ops->disassoc(wdev->wiphy, dev, &cmd.disassoc);
+	default:
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_wext_siwmlme);