diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 56540c3701ed..5a6ae093a8bd 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1981,6 +1981,21 @@ static int sta_link_apply_parameters(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	ieee80211_sta_init_nss(link_sta);
 
 	if (params->opmode_notif_used) {
+		enum nl80211_chan_width width = link->conf->chanreq.oper.width;
+
+		switch (width) {
+		case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT:
+		case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20:
+		case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_40:
+		case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_80:
+		case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_160:
+		case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_80P80:
+		case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_320:
+			break;
+		default:
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
 		/* returned value is only needed for rc update, but the
 		 * rc isn't initialized here yet, so ignore it
 		 */