diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 35c6dfa13fa85b56d7d6dad53788b6a0bd186a4c..24f5ced630f5e4e7397260d9a86c1a22eaf500c5 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ ieee80211_get_sband(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	chanctx_conf = rcu_dereference(sdata->vif.chanctx_conf);
 
-	if (WARN_ON(!chanctx_conf)) {
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!chanctx_conf)) {
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return NULL;
 	}