diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
index f7b96cd69242..9db12ffd2ff8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
@@ -7463,23 +7463,18 @@ static s32 brcmf_translate_country_code(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, char alpha2[2],
 	s32 found_index;
 	int i;
 
+	country_codes = drvr->settings->country_codes;
+	if (!country_codes) {
+		brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "No country codes configured for device\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if ((alpha2[0] == ccreq->country_abbrev[0]) &&
 	    (alpha2[1] == ccreq->country_abbrev[1])) {
 		brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "Country code already set\n");
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
-	country_codes = drvr->settings->country_codes;
-	if (!country_codes) {
-		brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "No country codes configured for device, using ISO3166 code and 0 rev\n");
-		memset(ccreq, 0, sizeof(*ccreq));
-		ccreq->country_abbrev[0] = alpha2[0];
-		ccreq->country_abbrev[1] = alpha2[1];
-		ccreq->ccode[0] = alpha2[0];
-		ccreq->ccode[1] = alpha2[1];
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	found_index = -1;
 	for (i = 0; i < country_codes->table_size; i++) {
 		cc = &country_codes->table[i];