diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 93e3356091ff..9cd8c6113e94 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -5651,8 +5651,13 @@ static int nl80211_start_radar_detection(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct net_device *dev = info->user_ptr[1];
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev = dev->ieee80211_ptr;
 	struct cfg80211_chan_def chandef;
+	enum nl80211_dfs_regions dfs_region;
 	int err;
 
+	dfs_region = reg_get_dfs_region(wdev->wiphy);
+	if (dfs_region == NL80211_DFS_UNSET)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	err = nl80211_parse_chandef(rdev, info, &chandef);
 	if (err)
 		return err;