DECLARE_MAC_BUF(mac);
 
        IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("enter: id %d, type %d\n", conf->if_id, conf->type);
-       if (conf->mac_addr)
-               IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("enter: MAC %s\n",
-                                  print_mac(mac, conf->mac_addr));
 
        if (priv->interface_id) {
                IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("leave - interface_id != 0\n");
-               return 0;
+               return -EOPNOTSUPP;
        }
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 
        mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
+
+       if (conf->mac_addr) {
+               IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("Set: %s\n", print_mac(mac, conf->mac_addr));
+               memcpy(priv->mac_addr, conf->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+       }
+
        iwl_set_mode(priv, conf->type);
 
        IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("leave\n");
 
        DECLARE_MAC_BUF(mac);
 
        IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("enter: id %d, type %d\n", conf->if_id, conf->type);
-       if (conf->mac_addr)
-               IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("enter: MAC %s\n",
-                                  print_mac(mac, conf->mac_addr));
 
        if (priv->interface_id) {
                IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("leave - interface_id != 0\n");
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 
        mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
+
+       if (conf->mac_addr) {
+               IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("Set %s\n", print_mac(mac, conf->mac_addr));
+               memcpy(priv->mac_addr, conf->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+       }
        iwl_set_mode(priv, conf->type);
 
        IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("leave\n");