diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index afee5e0455ea460b9b3d2e39c27e7eb0d881fa9f..682babde4aa5b00a70c50a1574f1f2233a0ed77b 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -635,6 +635,9 @@ int wiphy_register(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 	if (IS_ERR(rdev->wiphy.debugfsdir))
 		rdev->wiphy.debugfsdir = NULL;
 
+	cfg80211_debugfs_rdev_add(rdev);
+	nl80211_notify_wiphy(rdev, NL80211_CMD_NEW_WIPHY);
+
 	if (wiphy->regulatory_flags & REGULATORY_CUSTOM_REG) {
 		struct regulatory_request request;
 
@@ -646,8 +649,6 @@ int wiphy_register(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 		nl80211_send_reg_change_event(&request);
 	}
 
-	cfg80211_debugfs_rdev_add(rdev);
-
 	rdev->wiphy.registered = true;
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
@@ -659,8 +660,6 @@ int wiphy_register(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 		return res;
 	}
 
-	nl80211_notify_wiphy(rdev, NL80211_CMD_NEW_WIPHY);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(wiphy_register);