diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index e948b382cd4508961c8bd148f2a51684b523ed56..cf961a5f3aa960629a85e488be40412e42210cbb 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -3196,9 +3196,6 @@ int ieee80211_channel_switch(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
 		ifmsh = &sdata->u.mesh;
 
-		if (!ifmsh->mesh_id)
-			return -EINVAL;
-
 		if (params->chandef.width != sdata->vif.bss_conf.chandef.width)
 			return -EINVAL;