--- /dev/null
+--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
++++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
+@@ -1396,24 +1396,6 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee802
+ debugfs_hw_add(local);
+ rate_control_add_debugfs(local);
+
+- rtnl_lock();
+- wiphy_lock(hw->wiphy);
+-
+- /* add one default STA interface if supported */
+- if (local->hw.wiphy->interface_modes & BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) &&
+- !ieee80211_hw_check(hw, NO_AUTO_VIF)) {
+- struct vif_params params = {0};
+-
+- result = ieee80211_if_add(local, "wlan%d", NET_NAME_ENUM, NULL,
+- NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION, ¶ms);
+- if (result)
+- wiphy_warn(local->hw.wiphy,
+- "Failed to add default virtual iface\n");
+- }
+-
+- wiphy_unlock(hw->wiphy);
+- rtnl_unlock();
+-
+ #ifdef CONFIG_INET
+ local->ifa_notifier.notifier_call = ieee80211_ifa_changed;
+ result = register_inetaddr_notifier(&local->ifa_notifier);