diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 0d7db10c782f1fc6cc189614de94743a39b020af..c503e96bfd5a128265d1a30b287299f9bb0d6f2d 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -5836,10 +5836,8 @@ static int nl80211_set_reg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		}
 	}
 
-	r = set_regdom(rd, REGD_SOURCE_CRDA);
-	/* set_regdom took ownership */
-	rd = NULL;
-
+	/* set_regdom takes ownership of rd */
+	return set_regdom(rd, REGD_SOURCE_CRDA);
  bad_reg:
 	kfree(rd);
 	return r;