diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 8b9517c243c8..f2797102c5a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -1059,6 +1059,10 @@ mwifiex_change_vif_to_p2p(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (mwifiex_init_new_priv_params(priv, dev, type))
 		return -1;
 
+	update_vif_type_counter(adapter, curr_iftype, -1);
+	update_vif_type_counter(adapter, type, +1);
+	dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype = type;
+
 	switch (type) {
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT:
 		if (mwifiex_cfg80211_init_p2p_client(priv))
@@ -1082,10 +1086,6 @@ mwifiex_change_vif_to_p2p(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (mwifiex_sta_init_cmd(priv, false, false))
 		return -1;
 
-	update_vif_type_counter(adapter, curr_iftype, -1);
-	update_vif_type_counter(adapter, type, +1);
-	dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype = type;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1116,16 +1116,17 @@ mwifiex_change_vif_to_sta_adhoc(struct net_device *dev,
 		return -1;
 	if (mwifiex_init_new_priv_params(priv, dev, type))
 		return -1;
+
+	update_vif_type_counter(adapter, curr_iftype, -1);
+	update_vif_type_counter(adapter, type, +1);
+	dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype = type;
+
 	if (mwifiex_send_cmd(priv, HostCmd_CMD_SET_BSS_MODE,
 			     HostCmd_ACT_GEN_SET, 0, NULL, true))
 		return -1;
 	if (mwifiex_sta_init_cmd(priv, false, false))
 		return -1;
 
-	update_vif_type_counter(adapter, curr_iftype, -1);
-	update_vif_type_counter(adapter, type, +1);
-	dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype = type;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1152,15 +1153,17 @@ mwifiex_change_vif_to_ap(struct net_device *dev,
 		return -1;
 	if (mwifiex_init_new_priv_params(priv, dev, type))
 		return -1;
+
+	update_vif_type_counter(adapter, curr_iftype, -1);
+	update_vif_type_counter(adapter, type, +1);
+	dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype = type;
+
 	if (mwifiex_send_cmd(priv, HostCmd_CMD_SET_BSS_MODE,
 			     HostCmd_ACT_GEN_SET, 0, NULL, true))
 		return -1;
 	if (mwifiex_sta_init_cmd(priv, false, false))
 		return -1;
 
-	update_vif_type_counter(adapter, curr_iftype, -1);
-	update_vif_type_counter(adapter, type, +1);
-	dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype = type;
 	return 0;
 }
 /*