diff --git a/net/mac80211/tdls.c b/net/mac80211/tdls.c
index 0ba7e4c..6f3a3ad 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tdls.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tdls.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/ieee80211.h>
+#include <net/cfg80211.h>
 #include "ieee80211_i.h"
 
 /* give usermode some time for retries in setting up the TDLS session */
@@ -514,3 +515,19 @@
 	mutex_unlock(&local->mtx);
 	return ret;
 }
+
+void ieee80211_tdls_oper_request(struct ieee80211_vif *vif, const u8 *peer,
+				 enum nl80211_tdls_operation oper,
+				 u16 reason_code, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = vif_to_sdata(vif);
+
+	if (vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION || !vif->bss_conf.assoc) {
+		sdata_err(sdata, "Discarding TDLS oper %d - not STA or disconnected\n",
+			  oper);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	cfg80211_tdls_oper_request(sdata->dev, peer, oper, reason_code, gfp);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_tdls_oper_request);