diff --git a/net/wireless/scan.c b/net/wireless/scan.c
index a180f21b3d28d..bc77cfede492f 100644
--- a/net/wireless/scan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/scan.c
@@ -799,12 +799,11 @@ static  void cfg80211_scan_req_add_chan(struct cfg80211_scan_request *request,
 		}
 	}
 
+	request->n_channels++;
 	request->channels[n_channels] = chan;
 	if (add_to_6ghz)
 		request->scan_6ghz_params[request->n_6ghz_params].channel_idx =
 			n_channels;
-
-	request->n_channels++;
 }
 
 static bool cfg80211_find_ssid_match(struct cfg80211_colocated_ap *ap,