diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index bbe6298e4bb9..4fc66a117b7d 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -2240,7 +2240,9 @@ static void wiphy_update_regulatory(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		 * as some drivers used this to restore its orig_* reg domain.
 		 */
 		if (initiator == NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_CORE &&
-		    wiphy->regulatory_flags & REGULATORY_CUSTOM_REG)
+		    wiphy->regulatory_flags & REGULATORY_CUSTOM_REG &&
+		    !(wiphy->regulatory_flags &
+		      REGULATORY_WIPHY_SELF_MANAGED))
 			reg_call_notifier(wiphy, lr);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -2787,26 +2789,6 @@ static void notify_self_managed_wiphys(struct regulatory_request *request)
 	}
 }
 
-static bool reg_only_self_managed_wiphys(void)
-{
-	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev;
-	struct wiphy *wiphy;
-	bool self_managed_found = false;
-
-	ASSERT_RTNL();
-
-	list_for_each_entry(rdev, &cfg80211_rdev_list, list) {
-		wiphy = &rdev->wiphy;
-		if (wiphy->regulatory_flags & REGULATORY_WIPHY_SELF_MANAGED)
-			self_managed_found = true;
-		else
-			return false;
-	}
-
-	/* make sure at least one self-managed wiphy exists */
-	return self_managed_found;
-}
-
 /*
  * Processes regulatory hints, this is all the NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_*
  * Regulatory hints come on a first come first serve basis and we
@@ -2839,10 +2821,6 @@ static void reg_process_pending_hints(void)
 	spin_unlock(&reg_requests_lock);
 
 	notify_self_managed_wiphys(reg_request);
-	if (reg_only_self_managed_wiphys()) {
-		reg_free_request(reg_request);
-		return;
-	}
 
 	reg_process_hint(reg_request);