diff --git a/net/mac80211/chan.c b/net/mac80211/chan.c
index 792eac6cc7b370a355a999ba1a119cd7932e315a..bd01a9f041bd92f4969dd9abf324d73ab2497ea6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/chan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/chan.c
@@ -547,12 +547,12 @@ static void ieee80211_recalc_chanctx_chantype(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 
 		compat = cfg80211_chandef_compatible(
 				&sdata->vif.bss_conf.chandef, compat);
-		if (!compat)
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!compat))
 			break;
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!compat))
+	if (!compat)
 		return;
 
 	ieee80211_change_chanctx(local, ctx, compat);