diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 3641563d90f8..78a8d9208cec 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1256,7 +1256,8 @@ void ieee80211_send_auth(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			 const u8 *key, u8 key_len, u8 key_idx);
 int ieee80211_build_preq_ies(struct ieee80211_local *local, u8 *buffer,
 			     const u8 *ie, size_t ie_len,
-			     enum ieee80211_band band, u32 rate_mask);
+			     enum ieee80211_band band, u32 rate_mask,
+			     u8 channel);
 void ieee80211_send_probe_req(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, u8 *dst,
 			      const u8 *ssid, size_t ssid_len,
 			      const u8 *ie, size_t ie_len);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index 1623e9d2086e..5171a9581631 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ static bool ieee80211_prep_hw_scan(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	local->hw_scan_req->n_channels = n_chans;
 
 	ielen = ieee80211_build_preq_ies(local, (u8 *)local->hw_scan_req->ie,
-					 req->ie, req->ie_len, band, (u32) -1);
+					 req->ie, req->ie_len, band, (u32) -1,
+					 0);
 	local->hw_scan_req->ie_len = ielen;
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index bfd19d76667a..aba025d748e9 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -895,7 +895,8 @@ void ieee80211_send_auth(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 int ieee80211_build_preq_ies(struct ieee80211_local *local, u8 *buffer,
 			     const u8 *ie, size_t ie_len,
-			     enum ieee80211_band band, u32 rate_mask)
+			     enum ieee80211_band band, u32 rate_mask,
+			     u8 channel)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
 	u8 *pos;
@@ -947,6 +948,12 @@ int ieee80211_build_preq_ies(struct ieee80211_local *local, u8 *buffer,
 		pos += ext_rates_len;
 	}
 
+	if (channel && sband->band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ) {
+		*pos++ = WLAN_EID_DS_PARAMS;
+		*pos++ = 1;
+		*pos++ = channel;
+	}
+
 	/* insert custom IEs that go before HT */
 	if (ie && ie_len) {
 		static const u8 before_ht[] = {
@@ -1013,6 +1020,7 @@ void ieee80211_send_probe_req(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, u8 *dst,
 	struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt;
 	size_t buf_len;
 	u8 *buf;
+	u8 chan;
 
 	/* FIXME: come up with a proper value */
 	buf = kmalloc(200 + ie_len, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1022,10 +1030,14 @@ void ieee80211_send_probe_req(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, u8 *dst,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	chan = ieee80211_frequency_to_channel(
+		local->hw.conf.channel->center_freq);
+
 	buf_len = ieee80211_build_preq_ies(local, buf, ie, ie_len,
 					   local->hw.conf.channel->band,
 					   sdata->rc_rateidx_mask
-					   [local->hw.conf.channel->band]);
+					   [local->hw.conf.channel->band],
+					   chan);
 
 	skb = ieee80211_probereq_get(&local->hw, &sdata->vif,
 				     ssid, ssid_len,