diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
index e4e90e2..17648dc 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
@@ -267,39 +267,26 @@
  * @wiphy: the wiphy
  * @freq: the wext freq encoding
  *
- * Returns a channel, %NULL for auto, or an ERR_PTR for errors!
+ * Returns a frequency, or a negative error code, or 0 for auto.
  */
-struct ieee80211_channel *cfg80211_wext_freq(struct wiphy *wiphy,
-					     struct iw_freq *freq)
+int cfg80211_wext_freq(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct iw_freq *freq)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
-	int f;
-
 	/*
-	 * Parse frequency - return NULL for auto and
+	 * Parse frequency - return 0 for auto and
 	 * -EINVAL for impossible things.
 	 */
 	if (freq->e == 0) {
 		if (freq->m < 0)
-			return NULL;
-		f = ieee80211_channel_to_frequency(freq->m);
+			return 0;
+		return ieee80211_channel_to_frequency(freq->m);
 	} else {
 		int i, div = 1000000;
 		for (i = 0; i < freq->e; i++)
 			div /= 10;
 		if (div <= 0)
-			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-		f = freq->m / div;
+			return -EINVAL;
+		return freq->m / div;
 	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Look up channel struct and return -EINVAL when
-	 * it cannot be found.
-	 */
-	chan = ieee80211_get_channel(wiphy, f);
-	if (!chan)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-	return chan;
 }
 
 int cfg80211_wext_siwrts(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -761,33 +748,29 @@
 
 int cfg80211_wext_siwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
 			  struct iw_request_info *info,
-			  struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra)
+			  struct iw_freq *wextfreq, char *extra)
 {
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wdev->wiphy);
-	struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
-	int err;
+	int freq, err;
 
 	switch (wdev->iftype) {
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
-		return cfg80211_mgd_wext_siwfreq(dev, info, freq, extra);
+		return cfg80211_mgd_wext_siwfreq(dev, info, wextfreq, extra);
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
-		return cfg80211_ibss_wext_siwfreq(dev, info, freq, extra);
+		return cfg80211_ibss_wext_siwfreq(dev, info, wextfreq, extra);
 	default:
-		chan = cfg80211_wext_freq(wdev->wiphy, freq);
-		if (!chan)
+		freq = cfg80211_wext_freq(wdev->wiphy, wextfreq);
+		if (freq < 0)
+			return freq;
+		if (freq == 0)
 			return -EINVAL;
-		if (IS_ERR(chan))
-			return PTR_ERR(chan);
-		err = rdev->ops->set_channel(wdev->wiphy, chan,
-					     NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-		rdev->channel = chan;
-		return 0;
+		mutex_lock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
+		err = rdev_set_freq(rdev, freq, NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT);
+		mutex_unlock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
+		return err;
 	}
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cfg80211_wext_siwfreq);
 
 int cfg80211_wext_giwfreq(struct net_device *dev,
 			  struct iw_request_info *info,