diff --git a/src/utils/common.c b/src/utils/common.c
index 207d4778c..5734de711 100644
--- a/src/utils/common.c
+++ b/src/utils/common.c
@@ -624,3 +624,99 @@ char * dup_binstr(const void *src, size_t len)
 
 	return res;
 }
+
+
+int freq_range_list_parse(struct wpa_freq_range_list *res, const char *value)
+{
+	struct wpa_freq_range *freq = NULL, *n;
+	unsigned int count = 0;
+	const char *pos, *pos2, *pos3;
+
+	/*
+	 * Comma separated list of frequency ranges.
+	 * For example: 2412-2432,2462,5000-6000
+	 */
+	pos = value;
+	while (pos && pos[0]) {
+		n = os_realloc_array(freq, count + 1,
+				     sizeof(struct wpa_freq_range));
+		if (n == NULL) {
+			os_free(freq);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		freq = n;
+		freq[count].min = atoi(pos);
+		pos2 = os_strchr(pos, '-');
+		pos3 = os_strchr(pos, ',');
+		if (pos2 && (!pos3 || pos2 < pos3)) {
+			pos2++;
+			freq[count].max = atoi(pos2);
+		} else
+			freq[count].max = freq[count].min;
+		pos = pos3;
+		if (pos)
+			pos++;
+		count++;
+	}
+
+	os_free(res->range);
+	res->range = freq;
+	res->num = count;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+int freq_range_list_includes(const struct wpa_freq_range_list *list,
+			     unsigned int freq)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	if (list == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < list->num; i++) {
+		if (freq >= list->range[i].min && freq <= list->range[i].max)
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+char * freq_range_list_str(const struct wpa_freq_range_list *list)
+{
+	char *buf, *pos, *end;
+	size_t maxlen;
+	unsigned int i;
+	int res;
+
+	if (list->num == 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	maxlen = list->num * 30;
+	buf = os_malloc(maxlen);
+	if (buf == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	pos = buf;
+	end = buf + maxlen;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < list->num; i++) {
+		struct wpa_freq_range *range = &list->range[i];
+
+		if (range->min == range->max)
+			res = os_snprintf(pos, end - pos, "%s%u",
+					  i == 0 ? "" : ",", range->min);
+		else
+			res = os_snprintf(pos, end - pos, "%s%u-%u",
+					  i == 0 ? "" : ",",
+					  range->min, range->max);
+		if (res < 0 || res > end - pos) {
+			os_free(buf);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		pos += res;
+	}
+
+	return buf;
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/common.h b/src/utils/common.h
index 29f0b9535..399ab7963 100644
--- a/src/utils/common.h
+++ b/src/utils/common.h
@@ -505,6 +505,20 @@ static inline int is_broadcast_ether_addr(const u8 *a)
 #include "wpa_debug.h"
 
 
+struct wpa_freq_range_list {
+	struct wpa_freq_range {
+		unsigned int min;
+		unsigned int max;
+	} *range;
+	unsigned int num;
+};
+
+int freq_range_list_parse(struct wpa_freq_range_list *res, const char *value);
+int freq_range_list_includes(const struct wpa_freq_range_list *list,
+			     unsigned int freq);
+char * freq_range_list_str(const struct wpa_freq_range_list *list);
+
+
 /*
  * gcc 4.4 ends up generating strict-aliasing warnings about some very common
  * networking socket uses that do not really result in a real problem and
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
index b2d7882c3..d0c0a01e1 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -4351,48 +4351,21 @@ static int p2p_ctrl_peer(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, char *cmd,
 static int p2p_ctrl_disallow_freq(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 				  const char *param)
 {
-	struct wpa_freq_range *freq = NULL, *n;
-	unsigned int count = 0, i;
-	const char *pos, *pos2, *pos3;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	if (wpa_s->global->p2p == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
-	/*
-	 * param includes comma separated frequency range.
-	 * For example: 2412-2432,2462,5000-6000
-	 */
-	pos = param;
-	while (pos && pos[0]) {
-		n = os_realloc_array(freq, count + 1,
-				     sizeof(struct wpa_freq_range));
-		if (n == NULL) {
-			os_free(freq);
-			return -1;
-		}
-		freq = n;
-		freq[count].min = atoi(pos);
-		pos2 = os_strchr(pos, '-');
-		pos3 = os_strchr(pos, ',');
-		if (pos2 && (!pos3 || pos2 < pos3)) {
-			pos2++;
-			freq[count].max = atoi(pos2);
-		} else
-			freq[count].max = freq[count].min;
-		pos = pos3;
-		if (pos)
-			pos++;
-		count++;
-	}
+	if (freq_range_list_parse(&wpa_s->global->p2p_disallow_freq, param) < 0)
+		return -1;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < wpa_s->global->p2p_disallow_freq.num; i++) {
+		struct wpa_freq_range *freq;
+		freq = &wpa_s->global->p2p_disallow_freq.range[i];
 		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "P2P: Disallowed frequency range %u-%u",
-			   freq[i].min, freq[i].max);
+			   freq->min, freq->max);
 	}
 
-	os_free(wpa_s->global->p2p_disallow_freq);
-	wpa_s->global->p2p_disallow_freq = freq;
-	wpa_s->global->num_p2p_disallow_freq = count;
 	wpas_p2p_update_channel_list(wpa_s);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
index 95ebdfd6f..5f5145b44 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/p2p_supplicant.c
@@ -2908,18 +2908,7 @@ static void wpas_invitation_result(void *ctx, int status, const u8 *bssid,
 static int wpas_p2p_disallowed_freq(struct wpa_global *global,
 				    unsigned int freq)
 {
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	if (global->p2p_disallow_freq == NULL)
-		return 0;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < global->num_p2p_disallow_freq; i++) {
-		if (freq >= global->p2p_disallow_freq[i].min &&
-		    freq <= global->p2p_disallow_freq[i].max)
-			return 1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	return freq_range_list_includes(&global->p2p_disallow_freq, freq);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
index bd0773fd1..d9c6c10b4 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -3500,7 +3500,7 @@ void wpa_supplicant_deinit(struct wpa_global *global)
 	os_free(global->params.override_driver);
 	os_free(global->params.override_ctrl_interface);
 
-	os_free(global->p2p_disallow_freq);
+	os_free(global->p2p_disallow_freq.range);
 	os_free(global->add_psk);
 
 	os_free(global);
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
index d44f0a28e..eea7be9ab 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
@@ -227,12 +227,6 @@ struct p2p_srv_upnp {
 	char *service;
 };
 
-struct wpa_freq_range {
-	unsigned int min;
-	unsigned int max;
-};
-
-
 /**
  * struct wpa_global - Internal, global data for all %wpa_supplicant interfaces
  *
@@ -257,8 +251,7 @@ struct wpa_global {
 	struct dl_list p2p_srv_upnp; /* struct p2p_srv_upnp */
 	int p2p_disabled;
 	int cross_connection;
-	struct wpa_freq_range *p2p_disallow_freq;
-	unsigned int num_p2p_disallow_freq;
+	struct wpa_freq_range_list p2p_disallow_freq;
 	enum wpa_conc_pref {
 		WPA_CONC_PREF_NOT_SET,
 		WPA_CONC_PREF_STA,