struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
        struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
        struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
-       int ret = 0;
 
-       ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
        mutex_lock(&sc->mutex);
 
-       switch (vif->type) {
-       case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
-       case NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS:
-       case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
-       case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
-       case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
-               break;
-       default:
-               ath_err(common, "Interface type %d not yet supported\n",
-                       vif->type);
-               ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-               goto out;
-       }
-
-       if (ath9k_uses_beacons(vif->type)) {
-               if (sc->nbcnvifs >= ATH_BCBUF) {
-                       ath_err(common, "Not enough beacon buffers when adding"
-                               " new interface of type: %i\n",
-                               vif->type);
-                       ret = -ENOBUFS;
-                       goto out;
-               }
-       }
-
        ath_dbg(common, CONFIG, "Attach a VIF of type: %d\n", vif->type);
-
        sc->nvifs++;
 
+       ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
        ath9k_calculate_summary_state(hw, vif);
+       ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
+
        if (ath9k_uses_beacons(vif->type))
                ath9k_beacon_assign_slot(sc, vif);
 
-out:
        mutex_unlock(&sc->mutex);
-       ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
-       return ret;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static int ath9k_change_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 {
        struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
        struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
-       int ret = 0;
 
        ath_dbg(common, CONFIG, "Change Interface\n");
-
        mutex_lock(&sc->mutex);
-       ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
-
-       if (ath9k_uses_beacons(new_type) &&
-           !ath9k_uses_beacons(vif->type)) {
-               if (sc->nbcnvifs >= ATH_BCBUF) {
-                       ath_err(common, "No beacon slot available\n");
-                       ret = -ENOBUFS;
-                       goto out;
-               }
-       }
 
        if (ath9k_uses_beacons(vif->type))
                ath9k_beacon_remove_slot(sc, vif);
        vif->type = new_type;
        vif->p2p = p2p;
 
+       ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
        ath9k_calculate_summary_state(hw, vif);
+       ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
+
        if (ath9k_uses_beacons(vif->type))
                ath9k_beacon_assign_slot(sc, vif);
 
-out:
-       ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
        mutex_unlock(&sc->mutex);
-       return ret;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static void ath9k_remove_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
        ath_dbg(common, CONFIG, "Detach Interface\n");
 
-       ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
        mutex_lock(&sc->mutex);
 
        sc->nvifs--;
        if (ath9k_uses_beacons(vif->type))
                ath9k_beacon_remove_slot(sc, vif);
 
+       ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
        ath9k_calculate_summary_state(hw, NULL);
+       ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
 
        mutex_unlock(&sc->mutex);
-       ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
 }
 
 static void ath9k_enable_ps(struct ath_softc *sc)