diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index e56ad4b9330f..ad53dedd929c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -1126,7 +1126,10 @@ ieee80211_determine_chan_mode(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 	while (!ieee80211_chandef_usable(sdata, &chanreq->oper,
 					 IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED)) {
-		if (WARN_ON(chanreq->oper.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT)) {
+		if (chanreq->oper.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT) {
+			link_id_info(sdata, link_id,
+				     "unusable channel (%d MHz) for connection\n",
+				     chanreq->oper.chan->center_freq);
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto free;
 		}