diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index f4fe03691d9c..eb152cc35dce 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 8dc01811da1119d6a5e595b5200b788c6603d3b2
+refs/heads/master: c49aa4aa2bc89e88672dc419a293d7b8c1f094d2
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/channel.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/channel.c
index d3c726021c35..2d365d3486df 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/channel.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/channel.c
@@ -768,6 +768,11 @@ void brcms_c_regd_init(struct brcms_c_info *wlc)
 			band = wlc->bandstate[BAND_2G_INDEX];
 		else
 			band = wlc->bandstate[BAND_5G_INDEX];
+
+		/* skip if band not initialized */
+		if (band->pi == NULL)
+			continue;
+
 		wlc_phy_chanspec_band_validch(band->pi, band->bandtype,
 					      &sup_chan);