diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index b2b32229b607..ad6f9029c564 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -2128,7 +2128,7 @@ static int __set_regdom(const struct ieee80211_regdomain *rd)
 		 * checking if the alpha2 changes if CRDA was already called
 		 */
 		if (!regdom_changes(rd->alpha2))
-			return -EINVAL;
+			return -EALREADY;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -2248,6 +2248,9 @@ int set_regdom(const struct ieee80211_regdomain *rd)
 	/* Note that this doesn't update the wiphys, this is done below */
 	r = __set_regdom(rd);
 	if (r) {
+		if (r == -EALREADY)
+			reg_set_request_processed();
+
 		kfree(rd);
 		mutex_unlock(&reg_mutex);
 		return r;