diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index c7c4042a6..3d63790dd 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -2108,7 +2108,7 @@ static int nl80211_register_frame(struct i802_bss *bss,
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Register frame type=0x%x (%s) nl_handle=%p match=%s",
 		   type, fc2str(type), nl_handle, buf);
 
-	if (!(msg = nl80211_cmd_msg(bss, 0, NL80211_CMD_REGISTER_ACTION)) ||
+	if (!(msg = nl80211_cmd_msg(bss, 0, NL80211_CMD_REGISTER_FRAME)) ||
 	    nla_put_u16(msg, NL80211_ATTR_FRAME_TYPE, type) ||
 	    nla_put(msg, NL80211_ATTR_FRAME_MATCH, match_len, match)) {
 		nlmsg_free(msg);