diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index db8fae51714..1f13892196f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1475,6 +1475,8 @@ u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_ht_info(u8 *pos,
 				struct ieee80211_channel *channel,
 				enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type);
 
+u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_vht_cap(u8 *pos, struct ieee80211_sta_vht_cap *vht_cap,
+			       u32 cap);
 /* internal work items */
 void ieee80211_work_init(struct ieee80211_local *local);
 void ieee80211_add_work(struct ieee80211_work *wk);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 16336480c63..c80361f5a01 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	int result, i;
 	enum ieee80211_band band;
 	int channels, max_bitrates;
-	bool supp_ht;
+	bool supp_ht, supp_vht;
 	static const u32 cipher_suites[] = {
 		/* keep WEP first, it may be removed below */
 		WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP40,
@@ -706,6 +706,7 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	channels = 0;
 	max_bitrates = 0;
 	supp_ht = false;
+	supp_vht = false;
 	for (band = 0; band < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; band++) {
 		struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
 
@@ -723,6 +724,7 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 		if (max_bitrates < sband->n_bitrates)
 			max_bitrates = sband->n_bitrates;
 		supp_ht = supp_ht || sband->ht_cap.ht_supported;
+		supp_vht = supp_vht || sband->vht_cap.vht_supported;
 	}
 
 	local->int_scan_req = kzalloc(sizeof(*local->int_scan_req) +
@@ -798,6 +800,10 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	if (supp_ht)
 		local->scan_ies_len += 2 + sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_cap);
 
+	if (supp_vht)
+		local->scan_ies_len +=
+			2 + sizeof(struct ieee80211_vht_capabilities);
+
 	if (!local->ops->hw_scan) {
 		/* For hw_scan, driver needs to set these up. */
 		local->hw.wiphy->max_scan_ssids = 4;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 32f7a3b3d43..128ac2af1a4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -1031,6 +1031,9 @@ int ieee80211_build_preq_ies(struct ieee80211_local *local, u8 *buffer,
 		pos += noffset - offset;
 	}
 
+	if (sband->vht_cap.vht_supported)
+		pos = ieee80211_ie_build_vht_cap(pos, &sband->vht_cap,
+						 sband->vht_cap.cap);
 	return pos - buffer;
 }
 
@@ -1611,6 +1614,27 @@ u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_ht_cap(u8 *pos, struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_cap,
 	return pos;
 }
 
+u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_vht_cap(u8 *pos, struct ieee80211_sta_vht_cap *vht_cap,
+							   u32 cap)
+{
+	__le32 tmp;
+
+	*pos++ = WLAN_EID_VHT_CAPABILITY;
+	*pos++ = sizeof(struct ieee80211_vht_capabilities);
+	memset(pos, 0, sizeof(struct ieee80211_vht_capabilities));
+
+	/* capability flags */
+	tmp = cpu_to_le32(cap);
+	memcpy(pos, &tmp, sizeof(u32));
+	pos += sizeof(u32);
+
+	/* VHT MCS set */
+	memcpy(pos, &vht_cap->vht_mcs, sizeof(vht_cap->vht_mcs));
+	pos += sizeof(vht_cap->vht_mcs);
+
+	return pos;
+}
+
 u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_ht_info(u8 *pos,
 			       struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_cap,
 			       struct ieee80211_channel *channel,