diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 7e3b3f40d..87a11a595 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -2172,6 +2172,11 @@ static void * wpa_driver_nl80211_drv_init(void *ctx, const char *ifname,
 	if (wpa_driver_nl80211_finish_drv_init(drv, set_addr, 1, driver_params))
 		goto failed;
 
+	if (drv->capa.flags2 & WPA_DRIVER_FLAGS2_CONTROL_PORT_TX_STATUS) {
+		drv->control_port_ap = 1;
+		goto skip_wifi_status;
+	}
+
 	drv->eapol_tx_sock = socket(PF_PACKET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
 	if (drv->eapol_tx_sock < 0)
 		goto failed;
@@ -2195,6 +2200,7 @@ static void * wpa_driver_nl80211_drv_init(void *ctx, const char *ifname,
 				drv, NULL);
 		}
 	}
+skip_wifi_status:
 
 	if (drv->global) {
 		nl80211_check_global(drv->global);
@@ -8313,12 +8319,19 @@ static int nl80211_set_param(void *priv, const char *param)
 
 	if (os_strstr(param, "control_port=0")) {
 		drv->capa.flags &= ~WPA_DRIVER_FLAGS_CONTROL_PORT;
-		drv->capa.flags2 &= ~WPA_DRIVER_FLAGS2_CONTROL_PORT_RX;
+		drv->capa.flags2 &= ~(WPA_DRIVER_FLAGS2_CONTROL_PORT_RX |
+				      WPA_DRIVER_FLAGS2_CONTROL_PORT_TX_STATUS);
+		drv->control_port_ap = 0;
 	}
 
 	if (os_strstr(param, "control_port_ap=1"))
 		drv->control_port_ap = 1;
 
+	if (os_strstr(param, "control_port_ap=0")) {
+		drv->capa.flags2 &= ~WPA_DRIVER_FLAGS2_CONTROL_PORT_TX_STATUS;
+		drv->control_port_ap = 0;
+	}
+
 	if (os_strstr(param, "full_ap_client_state=0"))
 		drv->capa.flags &= ~WPA_DRIVER_FLAGS_FULL_AP_CLIENT_STATE;