diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/wext.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/wext.c
index c3c90d5963bfec802afaef9ee5d7401b2a7f7d18..8058e9991c30d3d5e7138081caf0ad2a1fc61d0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/wext.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/wext.c
@@ -27,36 +27,6 @@
 #include "iwm.h"
 #include "commands.h"
 
-static int iwm_wext_siwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
-			    struct iw_request_info *info,
-			    struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra)
-{
-	struct iwm_priv *iwm = ndev_to_iwm(dev);
-
-	switch (iwm->conf.mode) {
-	case UMAC_MODE_IBSS:
-		return cfg80211_ibss_wext_siwfreq(dev, info, freq, extra);
-	default:
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
-}
-
-static int iwm_wext_giwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
-			    struct iw_request_info *info,
-			    struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra)
-{
-	struct iwm_priv *iwm = ndev_to_iwm(dev);
-
-	switch (iwm->conf.mode) {
-	case UMAC_MODE_IBSS:
-		return cfg80211_ibss_wext_giwfreq(dev, info, freq, extra);
-	case UMAC_MODE_BSS:
-		return cfg80211_mgd_wext_giwfreq(dev, info, freq, extra);
-	default:
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
-}
-
 static int iwm_wext_siwap(struct net_device *dev, struct iw_request_info *info,
 			  struct sockaddr *ap_addr, char *extra)
 {
@@ -125,8 +95,8 @@ static const iw_handler iwm_handlers[] =
 	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwname,		/* SIOCGIWNAME */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCSIWNWID */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCGIWNWID */
-	(iw_handler) iwm_wext_siwfreq,			/* SIOCSIWFREQ */
-	(iw_handler) iwm_wext_giwfreq,			/* SIOCGIWFREQ */
+	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwfreq,		/* SIOCSIWFREQ */
+	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwfreq,		/* SIOCGIWFREQ */
 	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwmode,		/* SIOCSIWMODE */
 	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwmode,		/* SIOCGIWMODE */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCSIWSENS */
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 0d278777e39c4067f55e1fa2f5b02ddf0f92047e..5d249c4bf225c8e3923229a766ec4fcfb7d849ef 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -1595,12 +1595,6 @@ int cfg80211_wext_siwmlme(struct net_device *dev,
 int cfg80211_wext_giwrange(struct net_device *dev,
 			   struct iw_request_info *info,
 			   struct iw_point *data, char *extra);
-int cfg80211_ibss_wext_siwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
-			       struct iw_request_info *info,
-			       struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra);
-int cfg80211_ibss_wext_giwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
-			       struct iw_request_info *info,
-			       struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra);
 int cfg80211_ibss_wext_siwessid(struct net_device *dev,
 				struct iw_request_info *info,
 				struct iw_point *data, char *ssid);
@@ -1614,12 +1608,6 @@ int cfg80211_ibss_wext_giwap(struct net_device *dev,
 			     struct iw_request_info *info,
 			     struct sockaddr *ap_addr, char *extra);
 
-int cfg80211_mgd_wext_siwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
-			      struct iw_request_info *info,
-			      struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra);
-int cfg80211_mgd_wext_giwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
-			      struct iw_request_info *info,
-			      struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra);
 int cfg80211_mgd_wext_siwessid(struct net_device *dev,
 			       struct iw_request_info *info,
 			       struct iw_point *data, char *ssid);
@@ -1642,8 +1630,12 @@ int cfg80211_wext_giwauth(struct net_device *dev,
 			  struct iw_request_info *info,
 			  struct iw_param *data, char *extra);
 
-struct ieee80211_channel *cfg80211_wext_freq(struct wiphy *wiphy,
-					     struct iw_freq *freq);
+int cfg80211_wext_siwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
+			  struct iw_request_info *info,
+			  struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra);
+int cfg80211_wext_giwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
+			  struct iw_request_info *info,
+			  struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra);
 
 int cfg80211_wext_siwrate(struct net_device *dev,
 			  struct iw_request_info *info,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wext.c b/net/mac80211/wext.c
index 5acb8140ee5813920cc0ab8e36f20b3a1d2dd558..7cd9aa79ef528746af720ad6e439e7cffdd550aa 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wext.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wext.c
@@ -27,75 +27,6 @@
 #include "aes_ccm.h"
 
 
-static int ieee80211_ioctl_siwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
-				   struct iw_request_info *info,
-				   struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra)
-{
-	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
-	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
-	struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
-
-	if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)
-		return cfg80211_ibss_wext_siwfreq(dev, info, freq, extra);
-	else if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
-		return cfg80211_mgd_wext_siwfreq(dev, info, freq, extra);
-
-	/* freq->e == 0: freq->m = channel; otherwise freq = m * 10^e */
-	if (freq->e == 0) {
-		if (freq->m < 0)
-			return -EINVAL;
-		else
-			chan = ieee80211_get_channel(local->hw.wiphy,
-				ieee80211_channel_to_frequency(freq->m));
-	} else {
-		int i, div = 1000000;
-		for (i = 0; i < freq->e; i++)
-			div /= 10;
-		if (div <= 0)
-			return -EINVAL;
-		chan = ieee80211_get_channel(local->hw.wiphy, freq->m / div);
-	}
-
-	if (!chan)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (chan->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/*
-	 * no change except maybe auto -> fixed, ignore the HT
-	 * setting so you can fix a channel you're on already
-	 */
-	if (local->oper_channel == chan)
-		return 0;
-
-	local->oper_channel = chan;
-	local->oper_channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
-	ieee80211_hw_config(local, 0);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
-static int ieee80211_ioctl_giwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
-				   struct iw_request_info *info,
-				   struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra)
-{
-	struct ieee80211_local *local = wdev_priv(dev->ieee80211_ptr);
-	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
-
-	if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)
-		return cfg80211_ibss_wext_giwfreq(dev, info, freq, extra);
-	else if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
-		return cfg80211_mgd_wext_giwfreq(dev, info, freq, extra);
-
-	freq->m = local->oper_channel->center_freq;
-	freq->e = 6;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
 static int ieee80211_ioctl_siwessid(struct net_device *dev,
 				    struct iw_request_info *info,
 				    struct iw_point *data, char *ssid)
@@ -173,8 +104,8 @@ static const iw_handler ieee80211_handler[] =
 	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwname,		/* SIOCGIWNAME */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCSIWNWID */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCGIWNWID */
-	(iw_handler) ieee80211_ioctl_siwfreq,		/* SIOCSIWFREQ */
-	(iw_handler) ieee80211_ioctl_giwfreq,		/* SIOCGIWFREQ */
+	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwfreq,		/* SIOCSIWFREQ */
+	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwfreq,		/* SIOCGIWFREQ */
 	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_siwmode,		/* SIOCSIWMODE */
 	(iw_handler) cfg80211_wext_giwmode,		/* SIOCGIWMODE */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,				/* SIOCSIWSENS */
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index 4276b70cd975d995d554e45ed283874bfa73880a..6d903c1d721dae0827b70560bdc6c0316cc94bfb 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ struct cfg80211_registered_device {
 	struct work_struct conn_work;
 	struct work_struct event_work;
 
+	/* current channel */
+	struct ieee80211_channel *channel;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_DEBUGFS
 	/* Debugfs entries */
 	struct wiphy_debugfsdentries {
diff --git a/net/wireless/ibss.c b/net/wireless/ibss.c
index 8b65e212ae49b9942347128e54fd249017dbef70..de9ac49cd907c985862676e032becdc10a790e0b 100644
--- a/net/wireless/ibss.c
+++ b/net/wireless/ibss.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <net/cfg80211.h>
+#include "wext-compat.h"
 #include "nl80211.h"
 
 
@@ -312,8 +313,6 @@ int cfg80211_ibss_wext_siwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	return err;
 }
-/* temporary symbol - mark GPL - in the future the handler won't be */
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cfg80211_ibss_wext_siwfreq);
 
 int cfg80211_ibss_wext_giwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
 			       struct iw_request_info *info,
@@ -342,8 +341,6 @@ int cfg80211_ibss_wext_giwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
 	/* no channel if not joining */
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
-/* temporary symbol - mark GPL - in the future the handler won't be */
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cfg80211_ibss_wext_giwfreq);
 
 int cfg80211_ibss_wext_siwessid(struct net_device *dev,
 				struct iw_request_info *info,
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index c951eb2b07d5864d851bda1b2c6380fd1061347a..0cd548267d4a717a11e636dce9d548dd03ebd7ea 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -757,6 +757,8 @@ static int nl80211_set_wiphy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 						channel_type);
 		if (result)
 			goto bad_res;
+
+		rdev->channel = chan;
 	}
 
 	changed = 0;
diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
index c7351a98e6609e953a5793f05fb97534a7d8da59..fc2e7768967d70eab8ad375caae689c8e199c928 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <net/iw_handler.h>
 #include <net/cfg80211.h>
+#include "wext-compat.h"
 #include "core.h"
 
 int cfg80211_wext_giwname(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -300,7 +301,6 @@ struct ieee80211_channel *cfg80211_wext_freq(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	return chan;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cfg80211_wext_freq);
 
 int cfg80211_wext_siwrts(struct net_device *dev,
 			 struct iw_request_info *info,
@@ -759,6 +759,58 @@ int cfg80211_wext_giwencode(struct net_device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cfg80211_wext_giwencode);
 
+int cfg80211_wext_siwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
+			  struct iw_request_info *info,
+			  struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra)
+{
+	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
+	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wdev->wiphy);
+	struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
+	int err;
+
+	switch (wdev->iftype) {
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
+		return cfg80211_mgd_wext_siwfreq(dev, info, freq, extra);
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
+		return cfg80211_ibss_wext_siwfreq(dev, info, freq, extra);
+	default:
+		chan = cfg80211_wext_freq(wdev->wiphy, freq);
+		if (!chan)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		if (IS_ERR(chan))
+			return PTR_ERR(chan);
+		err = rdev->ops->set_channel(wdev->wiphy, chan,
+					     NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+		rdev->channel = chan;
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cfg80211_wext_siwfreq);
+
+int cfg80211_wext_giwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
+			  struct iw_request_info *info,
+			  struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra)
+{
+	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
+	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wdev->wiphy);
+
+	switch (wdev->iftype) {
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
+		return cfg80211_mgd_wext_giwfreq(dev, info, freq, extra);
+	case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
+		return cfg80211_ibss_wext_giwfreq(dev, info, freq, extra);
+	default:
+		if (!rdev->channel)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		freq->m = rdev->channel->center_freq;
+		freq->e = 6;
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cfg80211_wext_giwfreq);
+
 int cfg80211_wext_siwtxpower(struct net_device *dev,
 			     struct iw_request_info *info,
 			     union iwreq_data *data, char *extra)
diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.h b/net/wireless/wext-compat.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..23a6b5a83f2ddbc914e411629401afb7b27893fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#ifndef __WEXT_COMPAT
+#define __WEXT_COMPAT
+
+int cfg80211_ibss_wext_siwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
+			       struct iw_request_info *info,
+			       struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra);
+int cfg80211_ibss_wext_giwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
+			       struct iw_request_info *info,
+			       struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra);
+
+int cfg80211_mgd_wext_siwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
+			      struct iw_request_info *info,
+			      struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra);
+int cfg80211_mgd_wext_giwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
+			      struct iw_request_info *info,
+			      struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra);
+
+struct ieee80211_channel *cfg80211_wext_freq(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+					     struct iw_freq *freq);
+
+#endif /* __WEXT_COMPAT */
diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-sme.c b/net/wireless/wext-sme.c
index 4c689fd865b0e586ec57f4f9fd17b9d17df80347..509279a1cfb2ccb68cbc8cb8910f0d5a792ca017 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-sme.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <net/cfg80211.h>
+#include "wext-compat.h"
 #include "nl80211.h"
 
 int cfg80211_mgd_wext_connect(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
@@ -108,8 +109,6 @@ int cfg80211_mgd_wext_siwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
 	cfg80211_unlock_rdev(rdev);
 	return err;
 }
-/* temporary symbol - mark GPL - in the future the handler won't be */
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cfg80211_mgd_wext_siwfreq);
 
 int cfg80211_mgd_wext_giwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
 			      struct iw_request_info *info,
@@ -138,8 +137,6 @@ int cfg80211_mgd_wext_giwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
 	/* no channel if not joining */
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
-/* temporary symbol - mark GPL - in the future the handler won't be */
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cfg80211_mgd_wext_giwfreq);
 
 int cfg80211_mgd_wext_siwessid(struct net_device *dev,
 			       struct iw_request_info *info,