diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index fe8d4f2be49b623a08dd2090be7f3c2b4f3053f0..aff959e5a1b360e7cb467cade7f7d617544b3909 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -958,8 +958,6 @@ static int cfg80211_netdev_notifier_call(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	case NETDEV_PRE_UP:
 		if (!(wdev->wiphy->interface_modes & BIT(wdev->iftype)))
 			return notifier_from_errno(-EOPNOTSUPP);
-		if (rfkill_blocked(rdev->rfkill))
-			return notifier_from_errno(-ERFKILL);
 		ret = cfg80211_can_add_interface(rdev, wdev->iftype);
 		if (ret)
 			return notifier_from_errno(ret);
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index 9ad43c619c54830f915193daa60eadef92b5bda5..3159e9c284c5b10c3b7cd0cf4d384d278b0a6245 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -411,6 +411,9 @@ static inline int
 cfg80211_can_add_interface(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 			   enum nl80211_iftype iftype)
 {
+	if (rfkill_blocked(rdev->rfkill))
+		return -ERFKILL;
+
 	return cfg80211_can_change_interface(rdev, NULL, iftype);
 }