diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index a34bbca80f49..ec559dbad56e 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -12949,13 +12949,13 @@ static int nl80211_vendor_cmd(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 				if (!wdev_running(wdev))
 					return -ENETDOWN;
 			}
-
-			if (!vcmd->doit)
-				return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		} else {
 			wdev = NULL;
 		}
 
+		if (!vcmd->doit)
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 		if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_VENDOR_DATA]) {
 			data = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_VENDOR_DATA]);
 			len = nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_VENDOR_DATA]);