1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index 2714379ce2d6..8982053f9961 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -1455,7 +1455,8 @@ static void reg_process_hint(struct regulatory_request *reg_request)
          * We only time out user hints, given that they should be the only
          * source of bogus requests.
          */
-        if (reg_request->initiator == NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_USER)
+        if (r != -EALREADY &&
+            reg_request->initiator == NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_USER)
                 schedule_delayed_work(&reg_timeout, msecs_to_jiffies(3142));
 }