diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/iwl-core.c
index 2b08efb3b6586ec1a0869495272f943fae6ab277..dcbb2ef27f22480f054b1f0e659479278a90af5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/iwl-core.c
@@ -2155,6 +2155,13 @@ int iwl_legacy_mac_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 			goto set_ch_out;
 		}
 
+		if (priv->iw_mode == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC &&
+		    !iwl_legacy_is_channel_ibss(ch_info)) {
+			IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(priv, "leave - not IBSS channel\n");
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto set_ch_out;
+		}
+
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 
 		for_each_context(priv, ctx) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/iwl-dev.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/iwl-dev.h
index 9ee849d669f30532c8ddba597ef09d0827eb49b2..f43ac1eb901428371952d0e906dcfee849204e1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/iwl-dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/iwl-dev.h
@@ -1411,6 +1411,12 @@ iwl_legacy_is_channel_passive(const struct iwl_channel_info *ch)
 	return (!(ch->flags & EEPROM_CHANNEL_ACTIVE)) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
+static inline int
+iwl_legacy_is_channel_ibss(const struct iwl_channel_info *ch)
+{
+	return (ch->flags & EEPROM_CHANNEL_IBSS) ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
 static inline void
 __iwl_legacy_free_pages(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct page *page)
 {