diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
index ccd573e53c92..f6d4a50f1bdb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -3121,6 +3121,11 @@ static int hwsim_new_radio_nl(struct sk_buff *msg, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (info->attrs[HWSIM_ATTR_CHANNELS])
 		param.channels = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[HWSIM_ATTR_CHANNELS]);
 
+	if (param.channels > CFG80211_MAX_NUM_DIFFERENT_CHANNELS) {
+		GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "too many channels specified");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (info->attrs[HWSIM_ATTR_NO_VIF])
 		param.no_vif = true;
 
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index cb4d92b79cd9..fb94a8bd8ab5 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -815,6 +815,8 @@ struct cfg80211_csa_settings {
 	u8 count;
 };
 
+#define CFG80211_MAX_NUM_DIFFERENT_CHANNELS 10
+
 /**
  * struct iface_combination_params - input parameters for interface combinations
  *
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index d2f7e8b8a097..eaff636169c2 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -507,8 +507,6 @@ void cfg80211_stop_p2p_device(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 void cfg80211_stop_nan(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 		       struct wireless_dev *wdev);
 
-#define CFG80211_MAX_NUM_DIFFERENT_CHANNELS 10
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_DEVELOPER_WARNINGS
 #define CFG80211_DEV_WARN_ON(cond)	WARN_ON(cond)
 #else