diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 05f3a313db88..70a5d262815f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -2189,6 +2189,9 @@ static int ieee80211_start_roc_work(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&local->mtx);
 
+	if (local->use_chanctx && !local->ops->remain_on_channel)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	roc = kzalloc(sizeof(*roc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!roc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 9a058e58d53e..8fa00adcb8c0 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -882,6 +882,8 @@ struct ieee80211_local {
 
 	bool wiphy_ciphers_allocated;
 
+	bool use_chanctx;
+
 	/* protects the aggregated multicast list and filter calls */
 	spinlock_t filter_lock;
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index d709a5d42f69..0dd1ea241c54 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ struct ieee80211_hw *ieee80211_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len,
 	struct ieee80211_local *local;
 	int priv_size, i;
 	struct wiphy *wiphy;
+	bool use_chanctx;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(!ops->tx || !ops->start || !ops->stop || !ops->config ||
 		    !ops->add_interface || !ops->remove_interface ||
@@ -555,6 +556,7 @@ struct ieee80211_hw *ieee80211_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len,
 	    !!ops->unassign_vif_chanctx;
 	if (WARN_ON(i != 0 && i != 5))
 		return NULL;
+	use_chanctx = i == 5;
 
 	/* Ensure 32-byte alignment of our private data and hw private data.
 	 * We use the wiphy priv data for both our ieee80211_local and for
@@ -606,6 +608,7 @@ struct ieee80211_hw *ieee80211_alloc_hw(size_t priv_data_len,
 	local->hw.priv = (char *)local + ALIGN(sizeof(*local), NETDEV_ALIGN);
 
 	local->ops = ops;
+	local->use_chanctx = use_chanctx;
 
 	/* set up some defaults */
 	local->hw.queues = 1;
@@ -729,6 +732,25 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	if ((hw->flags & IEEE80211_HW_SCAN_WHILE_IDLE) && !local->ops->hw_scan)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (!local->use_chanctx) {
+		for (i = 0; i < local->hw.wiphy->n_iface_combinations; i++) {
+			const struct ieee80211_iface_combination *comb;
+
+			comb = &local->hw.wiphy->iface_combinations[i];
+
+			if (comb->num_different_channels > 1)
+				return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * WDS is currently prohibited when channel contexts are used
+		 * because there's no clear definition of which channel WDS
+		 * type interfaces use
+		 */
+		if (local->hw.wiphy->interface_modes & BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS))
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/* Only HW csum features are currently compatible with mac80211 */
 	feature_whitelist = NETIF_F_IP_CSUM | NETIF_F_IPV6_CSUM |
 			    NETIF_F_HW_CSUM;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/offchannel.c b/net/mac80211/offchannel.c
index 83608ac16780..9c52fc4a045e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/offchannel.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/offchannel.c
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ void ieee80211_offchannel_stop_vifs(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 
+	if (WARN_ON(local->use_chanctx))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * notify the AP about us leaving the channel and stop all
 	 * STA interfaces.
@@ -145,6 +148,9 @@ void ieee80211_offchannel_return(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 
+	if (WARN_ON(local->use_chanctx))
+		return;
+
 	mutex_lock(&local->iflist_mtx);
 	list_for_each_entry(sdata, &local->interfaces, list) {
 		if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index c4cdbde24fd3..fdaa505dab45 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -336,6 +336,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_scan_completed);
 
 static int ieee80211_start_sw_scan(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 {
+	/* Software scan is not supported in multi-channel cases */
+	if (local->use_chanctx)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	/*
 	 * Hardware/driver doesn't support hw_scan, so use software
 	 * scanning instead. First send a nullfunc frame with power save