diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 7a8cd789e487598d0396925ae2566fd38fce9be0..9f6464f3e05f94e0025c4449b4a29e35bc185725 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -357,6 +357,10 @@ ieee80211_determine_chantype(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	ret = 0;
 
 out:
+	/* don't print the message below for VHT mismatch if VHT is disabled */
+	if (ret & IEEE80211_STA_DISABLE_VHT)
+		vht_chandef = *chandef;
+
 	while (!cfg80211_chandef_usable(sdata->local->hw.wiphy, chandef,
 					IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED)) {
 		if (WARN_ON(chandef->width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT)) {