diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 7578ea56c12f..85a267bdb3e3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static u32 ieee80211_calc_hw_conf_chan(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	offchannel_flag ^= local->hw.conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL;
 
 	/* force it also for scanning, since drivers might config differently */
-	if (offchannel_flag || local->scanning ||
+	if (offchannel_flag || local->scanning || local->in_reconfig ||
 	    !cfg80211_chandef_identical(&local->hw.conf.chandef, &chandef)) {
 		local->hw.conf.chandef = chandef;
 		changed |= IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_CHANNEL;