diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index 6043a9d33d61..3dab859641e1 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -1616,8 +1616,8 @@ static const struct ieee80211_reg_rule *
 __freq_reg_info(struct wiphy *wiphy, u32 center_freq, u32 min_bw)
 {
 	const struct ieee80211_regdomain *regd = reg_get_regdomain(wiphy);
-	const struct ieee80211_reg_rule *reg_rule = NULL;
 	const u32 bws[] = {0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20};
+	const struct ieee80211_reg_rule *reg_rule;
 	int i = ARRAY_SIZE(bws) - 1;
 	u32 bw;