diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index 26f11e4746c0..f5ea1f373ab7 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -2352,7 +2352,7 @@ static bool reg_wdev_chan_valid(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev)
 
 		if (!wdev->valid_links && link > 0)
 			break;
-		if (!(wdev->valid_links & BIT(link)))
+		if (wdev->valid_links && !(wdev->valid_links & BIT(link)))
 			continue;
 		switch (iftype) {
 		case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP: