diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index 09a4d1700952d3bb059b3e2ba208f490cd6b2bcf..ecf5c9b90089978c53a51105ad5cbba734c2ca30 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -510,76 +510,74 @@ void iwl_set_rxon_hwcrypto(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rxon_context *ctx,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_set_rxon_hwcrypto);
 
-/**
- * iwl_check_rxon_cmd - validate RXON structure is valid
- *
- * NOTE:  This is really only useful during development and can eventually
- * be #ifdef'd out once the driver is stable and folks aren't actively
- * making changes
- */
+/* validate RXON structure is valid */
 int iwl_check_rxon_cmd(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rxon_context *ctx)
 {
-	int error = 0;
-	int counter = 1;
 	struct iwl_rxon_cmd *rxon = &ctx->staging;
+	bool error = false;
 
 	if (rxon->flags & RXON_FLG_BAND_24G_MSK) {
-		error |= le32_to_cpu(rxon->flags &
-				(RXON_FLG_TGJ_NARROW_BAND_MSK |
-				 RXON_FLG_RADAR_DETECT_MSK));
-		if (error)
-			IWL_WARN(priv, "check 24G fields %d | %d\n",
-				    counter++, error);
+		if (rxon->flags & RXON_FLG_TGJ_NARROW_BAND_MSK) {
+			IWL_WARN(priv, "check 2.4G: wrong narrow\n");
+			error = true;
+		}
+		if (rxon->flags & RXON_FLG_RADAR_DETECT_MSK) {
+			IWL_WARN(priv, "check 2.4G: wrong radar\n");
+			error = true;
+		}
 	} else {
-		error |= (rxon->flags & RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK) ?
-				0 : le32_to_cpu(RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK);
-		if (error)
-			IWL_WARN(priv, "check 52 fields %d | %d\n",
-				    counter++, error);
-		error |= le32_to_cpu(rxon->flags & RXON_FLG_CCK_MSK);
-		if (error)
-			IWL_WARN(priv, "check 52 CCK %d | %d\n",
-				    counter++, error);
-	}
-	error |= (rxon->node_addr[0] | rxon->bssid_addr[0]) & 0x1;
-	if (error)
-		IWL_WARN(priv, "check mac addr %d | %d\n", counter++, error);
+		if (!(rxon->flags & RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK)) {
+			IWL_WARN(priv, "check 5.2G: not short slot!\n");
+			error = true;
+		}
+		if (rxon->flags & RXON_FLG_CCK_MSK) {
+			IWL_WARN(priv, "check 5.2G: CCK!\n");
+			error = true;
+		}
+	}
+	if ((rxon->node_addr[0] | rxon->bssid_addr[0]) & 0x1) {
+		IWL_WARN(priv, "mac/bssid mcast!\n");
+		error = true;
+	}
 
 	/* make sure basic rates 6Mbps and 1Mbps are supported */
-	error |= (((rxon->ofdm_basic_rates & IWL_RATE_6M_MASK) == 0) &&
-		  ((rxon->cck_basic_rates & IWL_RATE_1M_MASK) == 0));
-	if (error)
-		IWL_WARN(priv, "check basic rate %d | %d\n", counter++, error);
+	if ((rxon->ofdm_basic_rates & IWL_RATE_6M_MASK) == 0 &&
+	    (rxon->cck_basic_rates & IWL_RATE_1M_MASK) == 0) {
+		IWL_WARN(priv, "neither 1 nor 6 are basic\n");
+		error = true;
+	}
 
-	error |= (le16_to_cpu(rxon->assoc_id) > 2007);
-	if (error)
-		IWL_WARN(priv, "check assoc id %d | %d\n", counter++, error);
+	if (le16_to_cpu(rxon->assoc_id) > 2007) {
+		IWL_WARN(priv, "aid > 2007\n");
+		error = true;
+	}
 
-	error |= ((rxon->flags & (RXON_FLG_CCK_MSK | RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK))
-			== (RXON_FLG_CCK_MSK | RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK));
-	if (error)
-		IWL_WARN(priv, "check CCK and short slot %d | %d\n",
-			    counter++, error);
+	if ((rxon->flags & (RXON_FLG_CCK_MSK | RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK))
+			== (RXON_FLG_CCK_MSK | RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK)) {
+		IWL_WARN(priv, "CCK and short slot\n");
+		error = true;
+	}
 
-	error |= ((rxon->flags & (RXON_FLG_CCK_MSK | RXON_FLG_AUTO_DETECT_MSK))
-			== (RXON_FLG_CCK_MSK | RXON_FLG_AUTO_DETECT_MSK));
-	if (error)
-		IWL_WARN(priv, "check CCK & auto detect %d | %d\n",
-			    counter++, error);
+	if ((rxon->flags & (RXON_FLG_CCK_MSK | RXON_FLG_AUTO_DETECT_MSK))
+			== (RXON_FLG_CCK_MSK | RXON_FLG_AUTO_DETECT_MSK)) {
+		IWL_WARN(priv, "CCK and auto detect");
+		error = true;
+	}
 
-	error |= ((rxon->flags & (RXON_FLG_AUTO_DETECT_MSK |
-			RXON_FLG_TGG_PROTECT_MSK)) == RXON_FLG_TGG_PROTECT_MSK);
-	if (error)
-		IWL_WARN(priv, "check TGG and auto detect %d | %d\n",
-			    counter++, error);
+	if ((rxon->flags & (RXON_FLG_AUTO_DETECT_MSK |
+			    RXON_FLG_TGG_PROTECT_MSK)) ==
+			    RXON_FLG_TGG_PROTECT_MSK) {
+		IWL_WARN(priv, "TGg but no auto-detect\n");
+		error = true;
+	}
 
 	if (error)
 		IWL_WARN(priv, "Tuning to channel %d\n",
 			    le16_to_cpu(rxon->channel));
 
 	if (error) {
-		IWL_ERR(priv, "Not a valid iwl_rxon_assoc_cmd field values\n");
-		return -1;
+		IWL_ERR(priv, "Invalid RXON\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }