diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 2a456a1f6..3790fe2bb 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ struct wiphy_idx_data {
 	int wiphy_idx;
 	enum nl80211_iftype nlmode;
 	u8 *macaddr;
+	u8 use_4addr;
 };
 
 
@@ -697,6 +698,9 @@ static int netdev_info_handler(struct nl_msg *msg, void *arg)
 		os_memcpy(info->macaddr, nla_data(tb[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]),
 			  ETH_ALEN);
 
+	if (tb[NL80211_ATTR_4ADDR])
+		info->use_4addr = nla_get_u8(tb[NL80211_ATTR_4ADDR]);
+
 	return NL_SKIP;
 }
 
@@ -752,6 +756,21 @@ static int nl80211_get_macaddr(struct i802_bss *bss)
 }
 
 
+static int nl80211_get_4addr(struct i802_bss *bss)
+{
+	struct nl_msg *msg;
+	struct wiphy_idx_data data = {
+		.use_4addr = 0,
+	};
+
+	if (!(msg = nl80211_cmd_msg(bss, 0, NL80211_CMD_GET_INTERFACE)) ||
+	    send_and_recv_msgs(bss->drv, msg, netdev_info_handler, &data,
+			       NULL, NULL))
+		return -1;
+	return data.use_4addr;
+}
+
+
 static int nl80211_register_beacons(struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv,
 				    struct nl80211_wiphy_data *w)
 {
@@ -11788,6 +11807,11 @@ static int nl80211_set_4addr_mode(void *priv, const char *bridge_ifname,
 
 	ret = send_and_recv_msgs(drv, msg, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	msg = NULL;
+	if (ret && val && nl80211_get_4addr(bss) == 1) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
+			   "nl80211: 4addr mode was already enabled");
+		ret = 0;
+	}
 	if (!ret) {
 		if (bridge_ifname[0] && val &&
 		    i802_check_bridge(drv, bss, bridge_ifname, bss->ifname) < 0)