1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/regd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/regd.c
index 3f4244f56ce5..2b14775e6bc6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/regd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/regd.c
@@ -342,6 +342,14 @@ int ath_reg_notifier_apply(struct wiphy *wiphy,
         /* We always apply this */
         ath_reg_apply_radar_flags(wiphy);
 
+        /*
+         * This would happen when we have sent a custom regulatory request
+         * a world regulatory domain and the scheduler hasn't yet processed
+         * any pending requests in the queue.
+         */
+        if (!request)
+                return 0;
+
         switch (request->initiator) {
         case NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER:
         case NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_CORE: