diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index b3bbe78821d9..679b3a14f11f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -822,6 +822,7 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	struct net_device *mdev;
 	struct ieee80211_master_priv *mpriv;
 	int channels, i, j, max_bitrates;
+	bool supp_ht;
 
 	/*
 	 * generic code guarantees at least one band,
@@ -830,6 +831,7 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	 */
 	channels = 0;
 	max_bitrates = 0;
+	supp_ht = false;
 	for (band = 0; band < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; band++) {
 		struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
 
@@ -846,6 +848,7 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 		if (max_bitrates < sband->n_bitrates)
 			max_bitrates = sband->n_bitrates;
+		supp_ht = supp_ht || sband->ht_cap.ht_supported;
 	}
 
 	local->int_scan_req.n_channels = channels;
@@ -872,6 +875,8 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	 * information -- SSID is the driver's responsibility.
 	 */
 	local->scan_ies_len = 4 + max_bitrates; /* (ext) supp rates */
+	if (supp_ht)
+		local->scan_ies_len += 2 + sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_cap);
 
 	if (!local->ops->hw_scan) {
 		/* For hw_scan, driver needs to set these up. */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 72b091317a7c..1ff83532120f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -861,6 +861,22 @@ int ieee80211_build_preq_ies(struct ieee80211_local *local, u8 *buffer,
 		*pos++ = rate->bitrate / 5;
 	}
 
+	if (sband->ht_cap.ht_supported) {
+		__le16 tmp = cpu_to_le16(sband->ht_cap.cap);
+
+		*pos++ = WLAN_EID_HT_CAPABILITY;
+		*pos++ = sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_cap);
+		memset(pos, 0, sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_cap));
+		memcpy(pos, &tmp, sizeof(u16));
+		pos += sizeof(u16);
+		/* TODO: needs a define here for << 2 */
+		*pos++ = sband->ht_cap.ampdu_factor |
+			 (sband->ht_cap.ampdu_density << 2);
+		memcpy(pos, &sband->ht_cap.mcs, sizeof(sband->ht_cap.mcs));
+		pos += sizeof(sband->ht_cap.mcs);
+		pos += 2 + 4 + 1; /* ext info, BF cap, antsel */
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * If adding more here, adjust code in main.c
 	 * that calculates local->scan_ies_len.