diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 09d96a8f6c2c..808f5fcd1ced 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -3285,13 +3285,19 @@ static int ieee80211_cfg_get_channel(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 				     struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_WDEV_TO_SUB_IF(wdev);
+	struct ieee80211_local *local = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
 	struct ieee80211_chanctx_conf *chanctx_conf;
 	int ret = -ENODATA;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	chanctx_conf = rcu_dereference(sdata->vif.chanctx_conf);
-	if (chanctx_conf) {
-		*chandef = chanctx_conf->def;
+	if (local->use_chanctx) {
+		chanctx_conf = rcu_dereference(sdata->vif.chanctx_conf);
+		if (chanctx_conf) {
+			*chandef = chanctx_conf->def;
+			ret = 0;
+		}
+	} else if (local->open_count == local->monitors) {
+		*chandef = local->monitor_chandef;
 		ret = 0;
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();