2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 3d1c09b777e8..6dc665a727c2 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -1419,7 +1419,9 @@ struct ieee80211_txrx_stypes {
 
 /**
  * struct wiphy - wireless hardware description
- * @reg_notifier: the driver's regulatory notification callback
+ * @reg_notifier: the driver's regulatory notification callback,
+ *      note that if your driver uses wiphy_apply_custom_regulatory()
+ *      the reg_notifier's request can be passed as NULL
  * @regd: the driver's regulatory domain, if one was requested via
  *      the regulatory_hint() API. This can be used by the driver
  *      on the reg_notifier() if it chooses to ignore future
diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index 5ed615f94e0c..99d41831d76e 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -661,7 +661,8 @@ static int freq_reg_info_regd(struct wiphy *wiphy,
          * Follow the driver's regulatory domain, if present, unless a country
          * IE has been processed or a user wants to help complaince further
          */
-        if (last_request->initiator != NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_COUNTRY_IE &&
+        if (!custom_regd &&
+            last_request->initiator != NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_COUNTRY_IE &&
             last_request->initiator != NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_USER &&
             wiphy->regd)
                 regd = wiphy->regd;