diff --git a/drivers/nfc/st21nfcb/st21nfcb.c b/drivers/nfc/st21nfcb/st21nfcb.c
index 90d37156169e..e72dae816e72 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/st21nfcb/st21nfcb.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/st21nfcb/st21nfcb.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 #define DRIVER_DESC "NCI NFC driver for ST21NFCB"
 
+#define ST21NFCB_NCI1_X_PROPRIETARY_ISO15693 0x83
+
 static int st21nfcb_nci_open(struct nci_dev *ndev)
 {
 	struct st21nfcb_nci_info *info = nci_get_drvdata(ndev);
@@ -64,10 +66,18 @@ static int st21nfcb_nci_send(struct nci_dev *ndev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return ndlc_send(info->ndlc, skb);
 }
 
+static __u32 st21nfcb_nci_get_rfprotocol(struct nci_dev *ndev,
+					 __u8 rf_protocol)
+{
+	return rf_protocol == ST21NFCB_NCI1_X_PROPRIETARY_ISO15693 ?
+		NFC_PROTO_ISO15693_MASK : 0;
+}
+
 static struct nci_ops st21nfcb_nci_ops = {
 	.open = st21nfcb_nci_open,
 	.close = st21nfcb_nci_close,
 	.send = st21nfcb_nci_send,
+	.get_rfprotocol = st21nfcb_nci_get_rfprotocol,
 };
 
 int st21nfcb_nci_probe(struct llt_ndlc *ndlc, int phy_headroom,
diff --git a/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h b/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h
index 1f9a0f5272fe..75d10e625c49 100644
--- a/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ enum nci_state {
 struct nci_dev;
 
 struct nci_ops {
-	int (*open)(struct nci_dev *ndev);
-	int (*close)(struct nci_dev *ndev);
-	int (*send)(struct nci_dev *ndev, struct sk_buff *skb);
-	int (*setup)(struct nci_dev *ndev);
+	int   (*open)(struct nci_dev *ndev);
+	int   (*close)(struct nci_dev *ndev);
+	int   (*send)(struct nci_dev *ndev, struct sk_buff *skb);
+	int   (*setup)(struct nci_dev *ndev);
+	__u32 (*get_rfprotocol)(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u8 rf_protocol);
 };
 
 #define NCI_MAX_SUPPORTED_RF_INTERFACES		4
diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/ntf.c b/net/nfc/nci/ntf.c
index 25e44cebd60a..205b35f666db 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/ntf.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/ntf.c
@@ -167,6 +167,13 @@ static __u8 *nci_extract_rf_params_nfcv_passive_poll(struct nci_dev *ndev,
 	return data;
 }
 
+__u32 nci_get_prop_rf_protocol(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u8 rf_protocol)
+{
+	if (ndev->ops->get_rfprotocol)
+		return ndev->ops->get_rfprotocol(ndev, rf_protocol);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int nci_add_new_protocol(struct nci_dev *ndev,
 				struct nfc_target *target,
 				__u8 rf_protocol,
@@ -195,7 +202,7 @@ static int nci_add_new_protocol(struct nci_dev *ndev,
 	else if (rf_protocol == NCI_RF_PROTOCOL_T5T)
 		protocol = NFC_PROTO_ISO15693_MASK;
 	else
-		protocol = 0;
+		protocol = nci_get_prop_rf_protocol(ndev, rf_protocol);
 
 	if (!(protocol & ndev->poll_prots)) {
 		pr_err("the target found does not have the desired protocol\n");