diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index b795f363d004a5c6a450922745c966399ef32b5c..1651f86db6caeb0b381b9bf604e59a799fb896fe 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Copyright 2006-2010		Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
  * Copyright 2013-2014  Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  * Copyright 2015-2017	Intel Deutschland GmbH
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2020 Intel Corporation
  */
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
@@ -807,6 +807,11 @@ int wiphy_register(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 			    !sband->n_bitrates))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
+		if (WARN_ON(band == NL80211_BAND_6GHZ &&
+			    (sband->ht_cap.ht_supported ||
+			     sband->vht_cap.vht_supported)))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		/*
 		 * Since cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz is global, we can
 		 * modify the sband's ht data even if the driver uses a