sdata->drop_unencrypted = bss->capability &
                WLAN_CAPABILITY_PRIVACY ? 1 : 0;
 
-       res = ieee80211_set_freq(local, bss->freq);
+       res = ieee80211_set_freq(dev, bss->freq);
 
-       if (local->oper_channel->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_NO_IBSS) {
-               printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: IBSS not allowed on frequency "
-                      "%d MHz\n", dev->name, local->oper_channel->center_freq);
-               return -1;
-       }
+       if (res)
+               return res;
 
        /* Set beacon template */
        skb = dev_alloc_skb(local->hw.extra_tx_headroom + 400);
        spin_unlock_bh(&local->sta_bss_lock);
 
        if (selected) {
-               ieee80211_set_freq(local, selected->freq);
+               ieee80211_set_freq(dev, selected->freq);
                if (!(ifsta->flags & IEEE80211_STA_SSID_SET))
                        ieee80211_sta_set_ssid(dev, selected->ssid,
                                               selected->ssid_len);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-int ieee80211_set_freq(struct ieee80211_local *local, int freqMHz)
+int ieee80211_set_freq(struct net_device *dev, int freqMHz)
 {
        int ret = -EINVAL;
        struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
+       struct ieee80211_local *local = wdev_priv(dev->ieee80211_ptr);
+       struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 
        chan = ieee80211_get_channel(local->hw.wiphy, freqMHz);
 
        if (chan && !(chan->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED)) {
+               if (sdata->vif.type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_IBSS &&
+                   chan->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_NO_IBSS) {
+                       printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: IBSS not allowed on frequency "
+                               "%d MHz\n", dev->name, chan->center_freq);
+                       return ret;
+               }
                local->oper_channel = chan;
 
                if (local->sta_sw_scanning || local->sta_hw_scanning)
                                   struct iw_request_info *info,
                                   struct iw_freq *freq, char *extra)
 {
-       struct ieee80211_local *local = wdev_priv(dev->ieee80211_ptr);
        struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 
        if (sdata->vif.type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_STA)
                                        IEEE80211_STA_AUTO_CHANNEL_SEL;
                        return 0;
                } else
-                       return ieee80211_set_freq(local,
+                       return ieee80211_set_freq(dev,
                                ieee80211_channel_to_frequency(freq->m));
        } else {
                int i, div = 1000000;
                for (i = 0; i < freq->e; i++)
                        div /= 10;
                if (div > 0)
-                       return ieee80211_set_freq(local, freq->m / div);
+                       return ieee80211_set_freq(dev, freq->m / div);
                else
                        return -EINVAL;
        }