diff --git a/net/wireless/chan.c b/net/wireless/chan.c
index bc00c9a06b3..a46ac6c9b36 100644
--- a/net/wireless/chan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/chan.c
@@ -42,13 +42,14 @@ rdev_fixed_channel(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 }
 
 int rdev_set_freq(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+		  struct wireless_dev *for_wdev,
 		  int freq, enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
 	struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_cap;
 	int result;
 
-	if (rdev_fixed_channel(rdev, NULL))
+	if (rdev_fixed_channel(rdev, for_wdev))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	if (!rdev->ops->set_channel)
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index 639db52eeff..f7be3a9b427 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ struct ieee80211_channel *
 rdev_fixed_channel(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 		   struct wireless_dev *for_wdev);
 int rdev_set_freq(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
+		  struct wireless_dev *for_wdev,
 		  int freq, enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type);
 
 #endif /* __NET_WIRELESS_CORE_H */
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 667a87d307d..a8aaadeb677 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ static int nl80211_set_wiphy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		freq = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ]);
 
 		mutex_lock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
-		result = rdev_set_freq(rdev, freq, channel_type);
+		result = rdev_set_freq(rdev, NULL, freq, channel_type);
 		mutex_unlock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
 		if (result)
 			goto bad_res;
diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
index 17648dc7986..c4491749221 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ int cfg80211_wext_siwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
 		if (freq == 0)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		mutex_lock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
-		err = rdev_set_freq(rdev, freq, NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT);
+		err = rdev_set_freq(rdev, NULL, freq, NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT);
 		mutex_unlock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
 		return err;
 	}
diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-sme.c b/net/wireless/wext-sme.c
index 907470063f2..d16cd9ea4d0 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-sme.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ int cfg80211_mgd_wext_siwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	/* SSID is not set, we just want to switch channel */
 	if (chan && !wdev->wext.connect.ssid_len) {
-		err = rdev_set_freq(rdev, freq, NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT);
+		err = rdev_set_freq(rdev, wdev, freq, NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT);
 		goto out;
 	}