diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh b/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
index 2b8b2d4677..a04f1e3ca7 100644
--- a/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/files/lib/netifd/wireless/mac80211.sh
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ MP_CONFIG_INT="mesh_retry_timeout mesh_confirm_timeout mesh_holding_timeout mesh
 MP_CONFIG_BOOL="mesh_auto_open_plinks mesh_fwding"
 MP_CONFIG_STRING="mesh_power_mode"
 
-iw() {
-	command iw $@ || logger -t mac80211 "Failed command: iw $@"
-}
-
 NEWAPLIST=
 OLDAPLIST=
 NEWSPLIST=
@@ -446,6 +442,36 @@ mac80211_iw_interface_add() {
 		rc="$?"
 	}
 
+	[ "$rc" = 233 ] && {
+		# Keep matching pre-existing interface
+		[ -d "/sys/class/ieee80211/${phy}/device/net/${ifname}" ] && \
+		case "$(iw dev wlan0 info | grep "^\ttype" | cut -d' ' -f2- 2>/dev/null)" in
+			"AP")
+				[ "$type" = "__ap" ] && rc=0
+				;;
+			"IBSS")
+				[ "$type" = "adhoc" ] && rc=0
+				;;
+			"managed")
+				[ "$type" = "managed" ] && rc=0
+				;;
+			"mesh point")
+				[ "$type" = "mp" ] && rc=0
+				;;
+			"monitor")
+				[ "$type" = "monitor" ] && rc=0
+				;;
+		esac
+	}
+
+	[ "$rc" = 233 ] && {
+		iw dev "$ifname" del
+		sleep 1
+
+		iw phy "$phy" interface add "$ifname" type "$type" $wdsflag
+		rc="$?"
+	}
+
 	[ "$rc" = 233 ] && {
 		# Device might not support virtual interfaces, so the interface never got deleted in the first place.
 		# Check if the interface already exists, and avoid failing in this case.
@@ -511,6 +537,11 @@ mac80211_prepare_vif() {
 			[ "$enable" = 0 ] || staidx="$(($staidx + 1))"
 			[ "$wds" -gt 0 ] && wdsflag="4addr on"
 			mac80211_iw_interface_add "$phy" "$ifname" managed "$wdsflag" || return
+			if [ "$wds" -gt 0 ]; then
+				iw "$ifname" set 4addr on
+			else
+				iw "$ifname" set 4addr off
+			fi
 			[ "$powersave" -gt 0 ] && powersave="on" || powersave="off"
 			iw "$ifname" set power_save "$powersave"
 		;;
@@ -814,13 +845,6 @@ mac80211_interface_cleanup() {
 
 	mac80211_vap_cleanup hostapd "${primary_ap}"
 	mac80211_vap_cleanup wpa_supplicant "$(uci -q -P /var/state get wireless._${phy}.splist)"
-	for wdev in $(list_phy_interfaces "$phy"); do
-		local wdev_phy="$(readlink /sys/class/net/${wdev}/phy80211)"
-		wdev_phy="$(basename "$wdev_phy")"
-		[ -n "$wdev_phy" -a "$wdev_phy" != "$phy" ] && continue
-		ip link set dev "$wdev" down 2>/dev/null
-		iw dev "$wdev" del
-	done
 }
 
 mac80211_set_noscan() {
@@ -952,15 +976,6 @@ drv_mac80211_setup() {
 	wireless_set_up
 }
 
-list_phy_interfaces() {
-	local phy="$1"
-	if [ -d "/sys/class/ieee80211/${phy}/device/net" ]; then
-		ls "/sys/class/ieee80211/${phy}/device/net" 2>/dev/null;
-	else
-		ls "/sys/class/ieee80211/${phy}/device" 2>/dev/null | grep net: | sed -e 's,net:,,g'
-	fi
-}
-
 drv_mac80211_teardown() {
 	wireless_process_kill_all