diff --git a/net/wireless/chan.c b/net/wireless/chan.c
index e851cafd8e2f..fcac5c6366e1 100644
--- a/net/wireless/chan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/chan.c
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ bool cfg80211_chandef_valid(const struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	/* channel 14 is only for IEEE 802.11b */
+	if (chandef->center_freq1 == 2484 &&
+	    chandef->width != NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT)
+		return false;
+
 	if (cfg80211_chandef_is_edmg(chandef) &&
 	    !cfg80211_edmg_chandef_valid(chandef))
 		return false;
diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index 419eb12c1e93..5b4ed5bbc542 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -1559,7 +1559,8 @@ bool ieee80211_chandef_to_operating_class(struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef,
 	}
 
 	if (freq == 2484) {
-		if (chandef->width > NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_40)
+		/* channel 14 is only for IEEE 802.11b */
+		if (chandef->width != NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT)
 			return false;
 
 		*op_class = 82; /* channel 14 */