diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
index faeb035..bc87983 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
@@ -802,9 +802,7 @@
 		if (freq == 0)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		mutex_lock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
-		wdev_lock(wdev);
-		err = cfg80211_set_freq(rdev, wdev, freq, NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT);
-		wdev_unlock(wdev);
+		err = cfg80211_set_monitor_channel(rdev, freq, NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT);
 		mutex_unlock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
 		return err;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
@@ -848,11 +846,7 @@
 		freq->e = 6;
 		return 0;
 	default:
-		if (!wdev->channel)
-			return -EINVAL;
-		freq->m = wdev->channel->center_freq;
-		freq->e = 6;
-		return 0;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 }