diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 5d22eda8a6b1..c2abe9db1ea2 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -887,6 +887,7 @@ static int ieee80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 		      BSS_CHANGED_P2P_PS |
 		      BSS_CHANGED_TXPOWER;
 	int err;
+	int prev_beacon_int;
 
 	old = sdata_dereference(sdata->u.ap.beacon, sdata);
 	if (old)
@@ -909,6 +910,7 @@ static int ieee80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	sdata->needed_rx_chains = sdata->local->rx_chains;
 
+	prev_beacon_int = sdata->vif.bss_conf.beacon_int;
 	sdata->vif.bss_conf.beacon_int = params->beacon_interval;
 
 	mutex_lock(&local->mtx);
@@ -917,8 +919,10 @@ static int ieee80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!err)
 		ieee80211_vif_copy_chanctx_to_vlans(sdata, false);
 	mutex_unlock(&local->mtx);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		sdata->vif.bss_conf.beacon_int = prev_beacon_int;
 		return err;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Apply control port protocol, this allows us to