diff --git a/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo.h b/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo.h
index 72e2333617..3c8b418831 100644
--- a/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo.h
+++ b/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo.h
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ extern const char *IWINFO_KMGMT_NAMES[];
 extern const char *IWINFO_AUTH_NAMES[];
 
 
+enum iwinfo_opmode {
+	IWINFO_OPMODE_UNKNOWN = 0,
+	IWINFO_OPMODE_MASTER  = 1,
+	IWINFO_OPMODE_ADHOC   = 2,
+	IWINFO_OPMODE_CLIENT  = 3,
+	IWINFO_OPMODE_MONITOR = 4,
+};
+
+extern const char *IWINFO_OPMODE_NAMES[];
+
+
 struct iwinfo_rate_entry {
 	uint16_t rate;
 	uint8_t mcs;
@@ -90,7 +101,7 @@ struct iwinfo_crypto_entry {
 struct iwinfo_scanlist_entry {
 	uint8_t mac[6];
 	uint8_t ssid[IWINFO_ESSID_MAX_SIZE+1];
-	uint8_t mode[8];
+	enum iwinfo_opmode mode;
 	uint8_t channel;
 	uint8_t signal;
 	uint8_t quality;
@@ -131,6 +142,7 @@ extern const struct iwinfo_hardware_entry IWINFO_HARDWARE_ENTRIES[];
 
 
 struct iwinfo_ops {
+	int (*mode)(const char *, int *);
 	int (*channel)(const char *, int *);
 	int (*frequency)(const char *, int *);
 	int (*frequency_offset)(const char *, int *);
@@ -143,7 +155,6 @@ struct iwinfo_ops {
 	int (*quality_max)(const char *, int *);
 	int (*mbssid_support)(const char *, int *);
 	int (*hwmodelist)(const char *, int *);
-	int (*mode)(const char *, char *);
 	int (*ssid)(const char *, char *);
 	int (*bssid)(const char *, char *);
 	int (*country)(const char *, char *);
diff --git a/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo/madwifi.h b/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo/madwifi.h
index 9acbc36460..14d81352b7 100644
--- a/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo/madwifi.h
+++ b/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo/madwifi.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "iwinfo/api/madwifi.h"
 
 int madwifi_probe(const char *ifname);
-int madwifi_get_mode(const char *ifname, char *buf);
+int madwifi_get_mode(const char *ifname, int *buf);
 int madwifi_get_ssid(const char *ifname, char *buf);
 int madwifi_get_bssid(const char *ifname, char *buf);
 int madwifi_get_country(const char *ifname, char *buf);
diff --git a/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo/nl80211.h b/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo/nl80211.h
index 7bbf0ef7bf..28545141d0 100644
--- a/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo/nl80211.h
+++ b/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo/nl80211.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ struct nl80211_array_buf {
 };
 
 int nl80211_probe(const char *ifname);
-int nl80211_get_mode(const char *ifname, char *buf);
+int nl80211_get_mode(const char *ifname, int *buf);
 int nl80211_get_ssid(const char *ifname, char *buf);
 int nl80211_get_bssid(const char *ifname, char *buf);
 int nl80211_get_country(const char *ifname, char *buf);
diff --git a/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo/wext.h b/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo/wext.h
index 8412ef39b3..68b596ea8b 100644
--- a/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo/wext.h
+++ b/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo/wext.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 
 int wext_probe(const char *ifname);
-int wext_get_mode(const char *ifname, char *buf);
+int wext_get_mode(const char *ifname, int *buf);
 int wext_get_ssid(const char *ifname, char *buf);
 int wext_get_bssid(const char *ifname, char *buf);
 int wext_get_country(const char *ifname, char *buf);
diff --git a/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo/wl.h b/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo/wl.h
index 47dda47102..db37e3759d 100644
--- a/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo/wl.h
+++ b/package/iwinfo/src/include/iwinfo/wl.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "iwinfo/api/broadcom.h"
 
 int wl_probe(const char *ifname);
-int wl_get_mode(const char *ifname, char *buf);
+int wl_get_mode(const char *ifname, int *buf);
 int wl_get_ssid(const char *ifname, char *buf);
 int wl_get_bssid(const char *ifname, char *buf);
 int wl_get_country(const char *ifname, char *buf);
diff --git a/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_cli.c b/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_cli.c
index 186cce1433..0fdb21ec67 100644
--- a/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_cli.c
+++ b/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_cli.c
@@ -391,10 +391,13 @@ static char * print_bssid(const struct iwinfo_ops *iw, const char *ifname)
 
 static char * print_mode(const struct iwinfo_ops *iw, const char *ifname)
 {
+	int mode;
 	static char buf[128];
 
-	if (iw->mode(ifname, buf))
-		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "unknown");
+	if (iw->mode(ifname, &mode))
+		mode = IWINFO_OPMODE_UNKNOWN;
+
+	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s", IWINFO_OPMODE_NAMES[mode]);
 
 	return buf;
 }
@@ -572,7 +575,7 @@ static void print_scanlist(const struct iwinfo_ops *iw, const char *ifname)
 		printf("          ESSID: %s\n",
 			format_ssid(e->ssid));
 		printf("          Mode: %s  Channel: %s\n",
-			e->mode ? (char *)e->mode : "unknown",
+			IWINFO_OPMODE_NAMES[e->mode],
 			format_channel(e->channel));
 		printf("          Signal: %s  Quality: %s/%s\n",
 			format_signal(e->signal - 0x100),
diff --git a/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_lib.c b/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_lib.c
index a28d985533..98bd1ec0d5 100644
--- a/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_lib.c
+++ b/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_lib.c
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ const char *IWINFO_AUTH_NAMES[] = {
 	"SHARED",
 };
 
+const char *IWINFO_OPMODE_NAMES[] = {
+	"Unknown",
+	"Master",
+	"Ad-Hoc",
+	"Client",
+	"Monitor",
+};
+
 
 /*
  * ISO3166 country labels
diff --git a/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_lua.c b/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_lua.c
index 6b78cb763c..e4435c1ff0 100644
--- a/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_lua.c
+++ b/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_lua.c
@@ -235,6 +235,19 @@ static void iwinfo_L_cryptotable(lua_State *L, struct iwinfo_crypto_entry *c)
 }
 
 
+/* Wrapper for mode */
+static int iwinfo_L_mode(lua_State *L, int (*func)(const char *, int *))
+{
+	int mode;
+	const char *ifname = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
+
+	if ((*func)(ifname, &mode))
+		mode = IWINFO_OPMODE_UNKNOWN;
+
+	lua_pushstring(L, IWINFO_OPMODE_NAMES[mode]);
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /* Wrapper for assoclist */
 static int iwinfo_L_assoclist(lua_State *L, int (*func)(const char *, char *, int *))
 {
@@ -383,7 +396,7 @@ static int iwinfo_L_scanlist(lua_State *L, int (*func)(const char *, char *, int
 			lua_setfield(L, -2, "channel");
 
 			/* Mode */
-			lua_pushstring(L, (char *) e->mode);
+			lua_pushstring(L, IWINFO_OPMODE_NAMES[e->mode]);
 			lua_setfield(L, -2, "mode");
 
 			/* Quality, Signal */
@@ -605,11 +618,11 @@ LUA_WRAP_INT(wl,signal)
 LUA_WRAP_INT(wl,noise)
 LUA_WRAP_INT(wl,quality)
 LUA_WRAP_INT(wl,quality_max)
-LUA_WRAP_STRING(wl,mode)
 LUA_WRAP_STRING(wl,ssid)
 LUA_WRAP_STRING(wl,bssid)
 LUA_WRAP_STRING(wl,country)
 LUA_WRAP_STRING(wl,hardware_name)
+LUA_WRAP_STRUCT(wl,mode)
 LUA_WRAP_STRUCT(wl,assoclist)
 LUA_WRAP_STRUCT(wl,txpwrlist)
 LUA_WRAP_STRUCT(wl,scanlist)
@@ -633,11 +646,11 @@ LUA_WRAP_INT(madwifi,signal)
 LUA_WRAP_INT(madwifi,noise)
 LUA_WRAP_INT(madwifi,quality)
 LUA_WRAP_INT(madwifi,quality_max)
-LUA_WRAP_STRING(madwifi,mode)
 LUA_WRAP_STRING(madwifi,ssid)
 LUA_WRAP_STRING(madwifi,bssid)
 LUA_WRAP_STRING(madwifi,country)
 LUA_WRAP_STRING(madwifi,hardware_name)
+LUA_WRAP_STRUCT(madwifi,mode)
 LUA_WRAP_STRUCT(madwifi,assoclist)
 LUA_WRAP_STRUCT(madwifi,txpwrlist)
 LUA_WRAP_STRUCT(madwifi,scanlist)
@@ -661,11 +674,11 @@ LUA_WRAP_INT(nl80211,signal)
 LUA_WRAP_INT(nl80211,noise)
 LUA_WRAP_INT(nl80211,quality)
 LUA_WRAP_INT(nl80211,quality_max)
-LUA_WRAP_STRING(nl80211,mode)
 LUA_WRAP_STRING(nl80211,ssid)
 LUA_WRAP_STRING(nl80211,bssid)
 LUA_WRAP_STRING(nl80211,country)
 LUA_WRAP_STRING(nl80211,hardware_name)
+LUA_WRAP_STRUCT(nl80211,mode)
 LUA_WRAP_STRUCT(nl80211,assoclist)
 LUA_WRAP_STRUCT(nl80211,txpwrlist)
 LUA_WRAP_STRUCT(nl80211,scanlist)
@@ -688,11 +701,11 @@ LUA_WRAP_INT(wext,signal)
 LUA_WRAP_INT(wext,noise)
 LUA_WRAP_INT(wext,quality)
 LUA_WRAP_INT(wext,quality_max)
-LUA_WRAP_STRING(wext,mode)
 LUA_WRAP_STRING(wext,ssid)
 LUA_WRAP_STRING(wext,bssid)
 LUA_WRAP_STRING(wext,country)
 LUA_WRAP_STRING(wext,hardware_name)
+LUA_WRAP_STRUCT(wext,mode)
 LUA_WRAP_STRUCT(wext,assoclist)
 LUA_WRAP_STRUCT(wext,txpwrlist)
 LUA_WRAP_STRUCT(wext,scanlist)
diff --git a/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_madwifi.c b/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_madwifi.c
index 043cf53e83..50efcbfd40 100644
--- a/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_madwifi.c
+++ b/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_madwifi.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ void madwifi_close(void)
 	/* Nop */
 }
 
-int madwifi_get_mode(const char *ifname, char *buf)
+int madwifi_get_mode(const char *ifname, int *buf)
 {
 	return wext_get_mode(ifname, buf);
 }
diff --git a/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_nl80211.c b/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_nl80211.c
index 528615079a..bd3a60b0ac 100644
--- a/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_nl80211.c
+++ b/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_nl80211.c
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ void nl80211_close(void)
 	}
 }
 
-int nl80211_get_mode(const char *ifname, char *buf)
+int nl80211_get_mode(const char *ifname, int *buf)
 {
 	return wext_get_mode(ifname, buf);
 }
@@ -1525,9 +1525,9 @@ static int nl80211_get_scanlist_cb(struct nl_msg *msg, void *arg)
 	memcpy(sl->e->mac, nla_data(bss[NL80211_BSS_BSSID]), 6);
 
 	if (caps & (1<<1))
-		memcpy(sl->e->mode, "Ad-Hoc", 6);
+		sl->e->mode = IWINFO_OPMODE_ADHOC;
 	else
-		memcpy(sl->e->mode, "Master", 6);
+		sl->e->mode = IWINFO_OPMODE_MASTER;
 
 	if (caps & (1<<4))
 		sl->e->crypto.enabled = 1;
@@ -1568,7 +1568,6 @@ static int nl80211_get_scanlist_cb(struct nl_msg *msg, void *arg)
 
 static int nl80211_get_scanlist_nl(const char *ifname, char *buf, int *len)
 {
-	struct nl_msg *ssids = NULL;
 	struct nl80211_msg_conveyor *req;
 	struct nl80211_scanlist sl = { .e = (struct iwinfo_scanlist_entry *)buf };
 
@@ -1590,11 +1589,6 @@ static int nl80211_get_scanlist_nl(const char *ifname, char *buf, int *len)
 
 	*len = sl.len * sizeof(struct iwinfo_scanlist_entry);
 	return *len ? 0 : -1;
-
-nla_put_failure:
-	if (ssids)
-		nlmsg_free(ssids);
-	return -1;
 }
 
 int nl80211_get_scanlist(const char *ifname, char *buf, int *len)
@@ -1652,7 +1646,7 @@ int nl80211_get_scanlist(const char *ifname, char *buf, int *len)
 				memcpy(e->ssid, ssid, min(strlen(ssid), sizeof(e->ssid) - 1));
 
 				/* Mode (assume master) */
-				sprintf((char *)e->mode, "Master");
+				e->mode = IWINFO_OPMODE_MASTER;
 
 				/* Channel */
 				e->channel = nl80211_freq2channel(freq);
@@ -1685,7 +1679,7 @@ int nl80211_get_scanlist(const char *ifname, char *buf, int *len)
 				nl80211_get_scancrypto(cipher, &e->crypto);
 
 				/* advance to next line */
-				while( *res && *res++ != '\n' );
+				while (*res && *res++ != '\n');
 
 				count++;
 				e++;
diff --git a/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_wext.c b/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_wext.c
index c74785f874..cf3dccc189 100644
--- a/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_wext.c
+++ b/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_wext.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void wext_close(void)
 	/* Nop */
 }
 
-int wext_get_mode(const char *ifname, char *buf)
+int wext_get_mode(const char *ifname, int *buf)
 {
 	struct iwreq wrq;
 
@@ -78,36 +78,25 @@ int wext_get_mode(const char *ifname, char *buf)
 	{
 		switch(wrq.u.mode)
 		{
-			case 0:
-				sprintf(buf, "Auto");
-				break;
-
 			case 1:
-				sprintf(buf, "Ad-Hoc");
+				*buf = IWINFO_OPMODE_ADHOC;
 				break;
 
 			case 2:
-				sprintf(buf, "Client");
+				*buf = IWINFO_OPMODE_CLIENT;
 				break;
 
 			case 3:
-				sprintf(buf, "Master");
-				break;
-
-			case 4:
-				sprintf(buf, "Repeater");
-				break;
-
-			case 5:
-				sprintf(buf, "Secondary");
+				*buf = IWINFO_OPMODE_MASTER;
 				break;
 
 			case 6:
-				sprintf(buf, "Monitor");
+				*buf = IWINFO_OPMODE_MONITOR;
 				break;
 
 			default:
-				sprintf(buf, "Unknown");
+				*buf = IWINFO_OPMODE_UNKNOWN;
+				break;
 		}
 
 		return 0;
diff --git a/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_wext_scan.c b/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_wext_scan.c
index 0a0093305e..ecd40d71e2 100644
--- a/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_wext_scan.c
+++ b/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_wext_scan.c
@@ -277,16 +277,17 @@ static inline void wext_fill_entry(struct stream_descr *stream, struct iw_event
 			switch(event->u.mode)
 			{
 				case 1:
-					sprintf((char *) e->mode, "Ad-Hoc");
+					e->mode = IWINFO_OPMODE_ADHOC;
 					break;
 
 				case 2:
 				case 3:
-					sprintf((char *) e->mode, "Master");
+					e->mode = IWINFO_OPMODE_MASTER;
 					break;
 
 				default:
-					sprintf((char *) e->mode, "Unknown");
+					e->mode = IWINFO_OPMODE_UNKNOWN;
+					break;
 			}
 
 			break;
diff --git a/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_wl.c b/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_wl.c
index 038361f3e8..b7e5d19786 100644
--- a/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_wl.c
+++ b/package/iwinfo/src/iwinfo_wl.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void wl_close(void)
 	/* Nop */
 }
 
-int wl_get_mode(const char *ifname, char *buf)
+int wl_get_mode(const char *ifname, int *buf)
 {
 	int ret = -1;
 	int ap, infra, passive;
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ int wl_get_mode(const char *ifname, char *buf)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (passive)
-		sprintf(buf, "Monitor");
+		*buf = IWINFO_OPMODE_MONITOR;
 	else if (!infra)
-		sprintf(buf, "Ad-Hoc");
+		*buf = IWINFO_OPMODE_ADHOC;
 	else if (ap)
-		sprintf(buf, "Master");
+		*buf = IWINFO_OPMODE_MASTER;
 	else
-		sprintf(buf, "Client");
+		*buf = IWINFO_OPMODE_CLIENT;
 
 	return 0;
 }