Setting wireless interface mode with PRO/Wireless 4965 AGN

I'm trying to set my laptop's wireless interface to run in Ad-Hoc mode. Currently the interface is in managed mode
[root@nathan-laptop /]# iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11abgn ESSID:"Farfel"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.422 GHz Access Point: 00:1C:F0:B8:4A:3F
Bit Rate=60 Mb/s Tx-Power=14 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=100/100 Signal level:-55 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
When trying to change it I get the following error:
[root@nathan-laptop /]# iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc
Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Operation not supported.
To add the the mystery when I boot from an arch live cd I am able to change the wireless interface's mode. I'm using the latest iwlwifi-4965-ucode firmware as well as the iwlagn kernel module.
Does anybody know what the problem is?

The problem seems to have resolved itself after updating the kernel.

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