diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index a00df7b89ca8..603fcd921bd2 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -3346,6 +3346,33 @@ static int __nl80211_set_channel(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 			if (chandef.chan != cur_chan)
 				return -EBUSY;
 
+			/* only allow this for regular channel widths */
+			switch (wdev->links[link_id].ap.chandef.width) {
+			case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT:
+			case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20:
+			case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_40:
+			case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_80:
+			case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_80P80:
+			case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_160:
+			case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_320:
+				break;
+			default:
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+
+			switch (chandef.width) {
+			case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT:
+			case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20:
+			case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_40:
+			case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_80:
+			case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_80P80:
+			case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_160:
+			case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_320:
+				break;
+			default:
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+
 			result = rdev_set_ap_chanwidth(rdev, dev, link_id,
 						       &chandef);
 			if (result)