diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 7be1e9b83fd0..dd0e410559f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -590,77 +590,62 @@ mwifiex_cfg80211_set_wiphy_params(struct wiphy *wiphy, u32 changed)
 	struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = mwifiex_cfg80211_get_adapter(wiphy);
 	struct mwifiex_private *priv;
 	struct mwifiex_uap_bss_param *bss_cfg;
-	int ret, bss_started, i;
+	int ret;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < adapter->priv_num; i++) {
-		priv = adapter->priv[i];
+	priv = mwifiex_get_priv(adapter, MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_ANY);
 
-		switch (priv->bss_role) {
-		case MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_UAP:
-			bss_cfg = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mwifiex_uap_bss_param),
-					  GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (!bss_cfg)
-				return -ENOMEM;
-
-			mwifiex_set_sys_config_invalid_data(bss_cfg);
-
-			if (changed & WIPHY_PARAM_RTS_THRESHOLD)
-				bss_cfg->rts_threshold = wiphy->rts_threshold;
-			if (changed & WIPHY_PARAM_FRAG_THRESHOLD)
-				bss_cfg->frag_threshold = wiphy->frag_threshold;
-			if (changed & WIPHY_PARAM_RETRY_LONG)
-				bss_cfg->retry_limit = wiphy->retry_long;
-
-			bss_started = priv->bss_started;
-
-			ret = mwifiex_send_cmd(priv, HostCmd_CMD_UAP_BSS_STOP,
-					       HostCmd_ACT_GEN_SET, 0,
-					       NULL, true);
-			if (ret) {
-				wiphy_err(wiphy, "Failed to stop the BSS\n");
-				kfree(bss_cfg);
-				return ret;
-			}
-
-			ret = mwifiex_send_cmd(priv, HostCmd_CMD_UAP_SYS_CONFIG,
-					       HostCmd_ACT_GEN_SET,
-					       UAP_BSS_PARAMS_I, bss_cfg,
-					       false);
-
-			kfree(bss_cfg);
-
-			if (ret) {
-				wiphy_err(wiphy, "Failed to set bss config\n");
-				return ret;
-			}
-
-			if (!bss_started)
-				break;
-
-			ret = mwifiex_send_cmd(priv, HostCmd_CMD_UAP_BSS_START,
-					       HostCmd_ACT_GEN_SET, 0,
-					       NULL, false);
-			if (ret) {
-				wiphy_err(wiphy, "Failed to start BSS\n");
-				return ret;
-			}
-
-			break;
-		case MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_STA:
-			if (changed & WIPHY_PARAM_RTS_THRESHOLD) {
-				ret = mwifiex_set_rts(priv,
-						      wiphy->rts_threshold);
-				if (ret)
-					return ret;
-			}
-			if (changed & WIPHY_PARAM_FRAG_THRESHOLD) {
-				ret = mwifiex_set_frag(priv,
-						       wiphy->frag_threshold);
-				if (ret)
-					return ret;
-			}
-			break;
+	switch (priv->bss_role) {
+	case MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_UAP:
+		if (priv->bss_started) {
+			dev_err(adapter->dev,
+				"cannot change wiphy params when bss started");
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
+
+		bss_cfg = kzalloc(sizeof(*bss_cfg), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!bss_cfg)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		mwifiex_set_sys_config_invalid_data(bss_cfg);
+
+		if (changed & WIPHY_PARAM_RTS_THRESHOLD)
+			bss_cfg->rts_threshold = wiphy->rts_threshold;
+		if (changed & WIPHY_PARAM_FRAG_THRESHOLD)
+			bss_cfg->frag_threshold = wiphy->frag_threshold;
+		if (changed & WIPHY_PARAM_RETRY_LONG)
+			bss_cfg->retry_limit = wiphy->retry_long;
+
+		ret = mwifiex_send_cmd(priv, HostCmd_CMD_UAP_SYS_CONFIG,
+				       HostCmd_ACT_GEN_SET,
+				       UAP_BSS_PARAMS_I, bss_cfg,
+				       false);
+
+		kfree(bss_cfg);
+		if (ret) {
+			wiphy_err(wiphy, "Failed to set wiphy phy params\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
+		break;
+
+		case MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_STA:
+		if (priv->media_connected) {
+			dev_err(adapter->dev,
+				"cannot change wiphy params when connected");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		if (changed & WIPHY_PARAM_RTS_THRESHOLD) {
+			ret = mwifiex_set_rts(priv,
+					      wiphy->rts_threshold);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		}
+		if (changed & WIPHY_PARAM_FRAG_THRESHOLD) {
+			ret = mwifiex_set_frag(priv,
+					       wiphy->frag_threshold);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		}
+		break;
 	}
 
 	return 0;