diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 1eec4e2eb74c..683301d9f508 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ static u32 ieee80211_hw_conf_chan(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	}
 
 	power = ieee80211_chandef_max_power(&chandef);
+	if (local->user_power_level != IEEE80211_UNSET_POWER_LEVEL)
+		power = min(local->user_power_level, power);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(sdata, &local->interfaces, list) {