diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index f5258ebc15be..b382605c5733 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -2308,7 +2308,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_action(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 
 		goto queue;
 	case WLAN_CATEGORY_SPECTRUM_MGMT:
-		if (local->hw.conf.channel->band != IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ)
+		if (status->band != IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ)
 			break;
 
 		if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)