diff --git a/net/wireless/chan.c b/net/wireless/chan.c
index 167e7cb60089d348135543441a2dc810e71ce25b..019401b0b5e3029a994ed70233b276f8cbc4a6ef 100644
--- a/net/wireless/chan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/chan.c
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ int cfg80211_set_monitor_channel(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 
 	if (!rdev->ops->set_monitor_channel)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	if (!cfg80211_has_monitors_only(rdev))
+		return -EBUSY;
 
 	chan = rdev_freq_to_chan(rdev, freq, chantype);
 	if (!chan)