diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 645437c..44cbeba 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* set up regulatory info */
-	wiphy_update_regulatory(wiphy, NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_CORE);
+	regulatory_update(wiphy, NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_CORE);
 
 	list_add_rcu(&rdev->list, &cfg80211_rdev_list);
 	cfg80211_rdev_list_generation++;
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index 8672e02..796a4bd 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -279,8 +279,6 @@
 			       char *newname);
 
 void ieee80211_set_bitrate_flags(struct wiphy *wiphy);
-void wiphy_update_regulatory(struct wiphy *wiphy,
-			     enum nl80211_reg_initiator setby);
 
 void cfg80211_bss_expire(struct cfg80211_registered_device *dev);
 void cfg80211_bss_age(struct cfg80211_registered_device *dev,
diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index a2b09c2..a1f069d 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@
 	struct ieee80211_channel chan;
 };
 
+static void wiphy_update_regulatory(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+				    enum nl80211_reg_initiator initiator);
+
 static void reg_todo(struct work_struct *work);
 static DECLARE_WORK(reg_work, reg_todo);
 
@@ -1118,11 +1121,13 @@
 
 }
 
-void wiphy_update_regulatory(struct wiphy *wiphy,
-			     enum nl80211_reg_initiator initiator)
+static void wiphy_update_regulatory(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+				    enum nl80211_reg_initiator initiator)
 {
 	enum ieee80211_band band;
 
+	assert_reg_lock();
+
 	if (ignore_reg_update(wiphy, initiator))
 		return;
 
@@ -1137,6 +1142,14 @@
 		wiphy->reg_notifier(wiphy, last_request);
 }
 
+void regulatory_update(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+		       enum nl80211_reg_initiator setby)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&reg_mutex);
+	wiphy_update_regulatory(wiphy, setby);
+	mutex_unlock(&reg_mutex);
+}
+
 static void handle_channel_custom(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 				  enum ieee80211_band band,
 				  unsigned int chan_idx,
diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.h b/net/wireless/reg.h
index b67d1c3a..4a56799 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.h
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 int set_regdom(const struct ieee80211_regdomain *rd);
 
+void regulatory_update(struct wiphy *wiphy, enum nl80211_reg_initiator setby);
+
 /**
  * regulatory_hint_found_beacon - hints a beacon was found on a channel
  * @wiphy: the wireless device where the beacon was found on