diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index da03e5062..b775bb65f 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -5675,8 +5675,8 @@ static void *i802_init(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 	struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv;
 	struct i802_bss *bss;
 	size_t i;
-	char brname[IFNAMSIZ];
-	int ifindex, br_ifindex;
+	char master_ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
+	int ifindex, br_ifindex = 0;
 	int br_added = 0;
 
 	bss = wpa_driver_nl80211_drv_init(hapd, params->ifname,
@@ -5687,15 +5687,21 @@ static void *i802_init(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 
 	drv = bss->drv;
 
-	if (linux_br_get(brname, params->ifname) == 0) {
+	if (linux_br_get(master_ifname, params->ifname) == 0) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Interface %s is in bridge %s",
-			   params->ifname, brname);
-		br_ifindex = if_nametoindex(brname);
-		os_strlcpy(bss->brname, brname, IFNAMSIZ);
+			   params->ifname, master_ifname);
+		br_ifindex = if_nametoindex(master_ifname);
+		os_strlcpy(bss->brname, master_ifname, IFNAMSIZ);
+	} else if ((params->num_bridge == 0 || !params->bridge[0]) &&
+		   linux_master_get(master_ifname, params->ifname) == 0) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Interface %s is in master %s",
+			params->ifname, master_ifname);
+		/* start listening for EAPOL on the master interface */
+		add_ifidx(drv, if_nametoindex(master_ifname));
 	} else {
-		brname[0] = '\0';
-		br_ifindex = 0;
+		master_ifname[0] = '\0';
 	}
+
 	bss->br_ifindex = br_ifindex;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < params->num_bridge; i++) {
@@ -5715,7 +5721,7 @@ static void *i802_init(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 		if (i802_check_bridge(drv, bss, params->bridge[0],
 				      params->ifname) < 0)
 			goto failed;
-		if (os_strcmp(params->bridge[0], brname) != 0)
+		if (os_strcmp(params->bridge[0], master_ifname) != 0)
 			br_added = 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/linux_ioctl.c b/src/drivers/linux_ioctl.c
index 837971d25..e21147af1 100644
--- a/src/drivers/linux_ioctl.c
+++ b/src/drivers/linux_ioctl.c
@@ -219,3 +219,26 @@ int linux_br_get(char *brname, const char *ifname)
 	os_strlcpy(brname, pos, IFNAMSIZ);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+
+int linux_master_get(char *master_ifname, const char *ifname)
+{
+	char buf[128], masterlink[128], *pos;
+	ssize_t res;
+
+	/* check whether there is a master */
+	os_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "/sys/class/net/%s/master", ifname);
+
+	res = readlink(buf, masterlink, sizeof(masterlink));
+	if (res < 0 || (size_t) res >= sizeof(masterlink))
+		return -1;
+
+	masterlink[res] = '\0';
+
+	pos = os_strrchr(masterlink, '/');
+	if (pos == NULL)
+		return -1;
+	pos++;
+	os_strlcpy(master_ifname, pos, IFNAMSIZ);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/drivers/linux_ioctl.h b/src/drivers/linux_ioctl.h
index c03fe6e9a..6de4d9b88 100644
--- a/src/drivers/linux_ioctl.h
+++ b/src/drivers/linux_ioctl.h
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ int linux_br_del(int sock, const char *brname);
 int linux_br_add_if(int sock, const char *brname, const char *ifname);
 int linux_br_del_if(int sock, const char *brname, const char *ifname);
 int linux_br_get(char *brname, const char *ifname);
+int linux_master_get(char *master_ifname, const char *ifname);
 
 #endif /* LINUX_IOCTL_H */