diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index df87c7f3a049..795e86b371bb 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -2338,6 +2338,7 @@ static bool reg_wdev_chan_valid(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev)
 	struct cfg80211_chan_def chandef = {};
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_rdev(wiphy);
 	enum nl80211_iftype iftype;
+	bool ret;
 
 	wdev_lock(wdev);
 	iftype = wdev->iftype;
@@ -2387,7 +2388,11 @@ static bool reg_wdev_chan_valid(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev)
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO:
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
-		return cfg80211_reg_can_beacon_relax(wiphy, &chandef, iftype);
+		wiphy_lock(wiphy);
+		ret = cfg80211_reg_can_beacon_relax(wiphy, &chandef, iftype);
+		wiphy_unlock(wiphy);
+
+		return ret;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT:
 		return cfg80211_chandef_usable(wiphy, &chandef,