diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
index 4225cca..a7fb442 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@
 		ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_WLAN_CFG, "ad-hoc %s selected\n",
 			   nw_type & ADHOC_CREATOR ? "creator" : "joiner");
 		cfg80211_ibss_joined(vif->ndev, bssid, GFP_KERNEL);
-		cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(ar->wiphy, bss);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@
 					assoc_req_ie, assoc_req_len,
 					assoc_resp_ie, assoc_resp_len,
 					WLAN_STATUS_SUCCESS, GFP_KERNEL);
-		cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(ar->wiphy, bss);
 	} else if (vif->sme_state == SME_CONNECTED) {
 		/* inform roam event to cfg80211 */
 		cfg80211_roamed_bss(vif->ndev, bss, assoc_req_ie, assoc_req_len,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
index 998f8b0..d366cf1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@
 	kfree(mgmt);
 	if (bss == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+	cfg80211_put_bss(ar->wiphy, bss);
 
 	/*
 	 * Firmware doesn't return any event when scheduled scan has
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
index 002851f..9ecc196 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 	}
 
  out:
-	cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+	cfg80211_put_bss(wiphy, bss);
 
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
index 0b70e17..79d608c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
 		if (bss) {
 			wil_dbg_wmi(wil, "Added BSS %pM\n",
 				    rx_mgmt_frame->bssid);
-			cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+			cfg80211_put_bss(wiphy, bss);
 		} else {
 			wil_err(wil, "cfg80211_inform_bss() failed\n");
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c
index 481f41a..cecc3ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c
@@ -2323,7 +2323,7 @@
 	if (!bss)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+	cfg80211_put_bss(wiphy, bss);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -2429,7 +2429,7 @@
 		goto CleanUp;
 	}
 
-	cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+	cfg80211_put_bss(wiphy, bss);
 
 CleanUp:
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cfg.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cfg.c
index 230f8eb..61735db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cfg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cfg.c
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@
 					capa, intvl, ie, ielen,
 					LBS_SCAN_RSSI_TO_MBM(rssi),
 					GFP_KERNEL);
-				cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+				cfg80211_put_bss(wiphy, bss);
 			}
 		} else
 			lbs_deb_scan("scan response: missing BSS channel IE\n");
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@
 
  done:
 	if (bss)
-		cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(wiphy, bss);
 	lbs_deb_leave_args(LBS_DEB_CFG80211, "ret %d", ret);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1766,7 +1766,7 @@
 				  params->beacon_interval,
 				  fake_ie, fake - fake_ie,
 				  0, GFP_KERNEL);
-	cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+	cfg80211_put_bss(priv->wdev->wiphy, bss);
 
 	memcpy(priv->wdev->ssid, params->ssid, params->ssid_len);
 	priv->wdev->ssid_len = params->ssid_len;
@@ -2011,7 +2011,7 @@
 
 	if (bss) {
 		ret = lbs_ibss_join_existing(priv, params, bss);
-		cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(wiphy, bss);
 	} else
 		ret = lbs_ibss_start_new(priv, params);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 3a004b8..81c84a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@
 	bss = cfg80211_inform_bss(priv->wdev->wiphy, chan,
 				  bss_info.bssid, 0, WLAN_CAPABILITY_IBSS,
 				  0, ie_buf, ie_len, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
-	cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+	cfg80211_put_bss(priv->wdev->wiphy, bss);
 	memcpy(priv->cfg_bssid, bss_info.bssid, ETH_ALEN);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
index 9189a32..2324924 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@
 					    .mac_address, ETH_ALEN))
 					mwifiex_update_curr_bss_params(priv,
 								       bss);
-				cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+				cfg80211_put_bss(priv->wdev->wiphy, bss);
 			}
 		} else {
 			dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "missing BSS channel IE\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
index f542bb8..ee85b41 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 		}
 
 		if (bss)
-			cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+			cfg80211_put_bss(priv->adapter->wiphy, bss);
 	} else {
 		/* Adhoc mode */
 		/* If the requested SSID matches current SSID, return */
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
 							" list. Joining...\n");
 			ret = mwifiex_adhoc_join(priv, bss_desc);
 			if (bss)
-				cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+				cfg80211_put_bss(priv->adapter->wiphy, bss);
 		} else {
 			dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: Network not found in "
 				"the list, creating adhoc with ssid = %s\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/scan.c
index 96e39ed..e8c5714 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/scan.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 	cbss = cfg80211_inform_bss(wiphy, channel, bss->a.bssid, timestamp,
 				   capability, beacon_interval, ie_buf, ie_len,
 				   signal, GFP_KERNEL);
-	cfg80211_put_bss(cbss);
+	cfg80211_put_bss(wiphy, cbss);
 }
 
 void orinoco_add_extscan_result(struct orinoco_private *priv,
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 	cbss = cfg80211_inform_bss(wiphy, channel, bss->bssid, timestamp,
 				   capability, beacon_interval, ie, ie_len,
 				   signal, GFP_KERNEL);
-	cfg80211_put_bss(cbss);
+	cfg80211_put_bss(wiphy, cbss);
 }
 
 void orinoco_add_hostscan_results(struct orinoco_private *priv,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
index abe1d03..fe2f272 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
@@ -2029,7 +2029,7 @@
 	bss = cfg80211_inform_bss(priv->wdev.wiphy, channel, bssid->mac,
 		timestamp, capability, beacon_interval, ie, ie_len, signal,
 		GFP_KERNEL);
-	cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+	cfg80211_put_bss(priv->wdev.wiphy, bss);
 
 	return (bss != NULL);
 }
@@ -2718,7 +2718,7 @@
 	bss = cfg80211_inform_bss(priv->wdev.wiphy, channel, bssid,
 		timestamp, capability, beacon_period, ie_buf, ie_len,
 		signal, GFP_KERNEL);
-	cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+	cfg80211_put_bss(priv->wdev.wiphy, bss);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/cfg80211.c
index 18c06a5..a233f64 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/cfg80211.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
 			goto exit;
 		}
 
-		cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(wiphy, bss);
 	}
 
 	if (result)
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 3ec70e1..691b347 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -3166,19 +3166,21 @@
 
 /**
  * cfg80211_ref_bss - reference BSS struct
+ * @wiphy: the wiphy this BSS struct belongs to
  * @bss: the BSS struct to reference
  *
  * Increments the refcount of the given BSS struct.
  */
-void cfg80211_ref_bss(struct cfg80211_bss *bss);
+void cfg80211_ref_bss(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct cfg80211_bss *bss);
 
 /**
  * cfg80211_put_bss - unref BSS struct
+ * @wiphy: the wiphy this BSS struct belongs to
  * @bss: the BSS struct
  *
  * Decrements the refcount of the given BSS struct.
  */
-void cfg80211_put_bss(struct cfg80211_bss *bss);
+void cfg80211_put_bss(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct cfg80211_bss *bss);
 
 /**
  * cfg80211_unlink_bss - unlink BSS from internal data structures
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
index a54c824..71c55cc 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 
 	bss = cfg80211_inform_bss_frame(local->hw.wiphy, chan,
 					mgmt, skb->len, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
-	cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+	cfg80211_put_bss(local->hw.wiphy, bss);
 	netif_carrier_on(sdata->dev);
 	cfg80211_ibss_joined(sdata->dev, ifibss->bssid, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@
 
 		if (cbss) {
 			cfg80211_unlink_bss(local->hw.wiphy, cbss);
-			cfg80211_put_bss(cbss);
+			cfg80211_put_bss(local->hw.wiphy, cbss);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 353b690..15f2edd 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -1934,7 +1934,7 @@
 		ieee80211_vif_release_channel(sdata);
 	}
 
-	cfg80211_put_bss(auth_data->bss);
+	cfg80211_put_bss(sdata->local->hw.wiphy, auth_data->bss);
 	kfree(auth_data);
 	sdata->u.mgd.auth_data = NULL;
 }
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@
 		if (!ieee80211_assoc_success(sdata, *bss, mgmt, len)) {
 			/* oops -- internal error -- send timeout for now */
 			ieee80211_destroy_assoc_data(sdata, false);
-			cfg80211_put_bss(*bss);
+			cfg80211_put_bss(sdata->local->hw.wiphy, *bss);
 			return RX_MGMT_CFG80211_ASSOC_TIMEOUT;
 		}
 		sdata_info(sdata, "associated\n");
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* hold our own reference */
-	cfg80211_ref_bss(auth_data->bss);
+	cfg80211_ref_bss(local->hw.wiphy, auth_data->bss);
 	err = 0;
 	goto out_unlock;
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index 7f80f0a..400153f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 {
 	if (!bss)
 		return;
-	cfg80211_put_bss(container_of((void *)bss, struct cfg80211_bss, priv));
+	cfg80211_put_bss(local->hw.wiphy,
+			 container_of((void *)bss, struct cfg80211_bss, priv));
 }
 
 static bool is_uapsd_supported(struct ieee802_11_elems *elems)
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index ce82724..f0a1bbe 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@
 		kfree(reg);
 	}
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(scan, tmp, &rdev->bss_list, list)
-		cfg80211_put_bss(&scan->pub);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(&rdev->wiphy, &scan->pub);
 	kfree(rdev);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/ibss.c b/net/wireless/ibss.c
index 9b9551e..d80e471 100644
--- a/net/wireless/ibss.c
+++ b/net/wireless/ibss.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 	if (wdev->current_bss) {
 		cfg80211_unhold_bss(wdev->current_bss);
-		cfg80211_put_bss(&wdev->current_bss->pub);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(wdev->wiphy, &wdev->current_bss->pub);
 	}
 
 	cfg80211_hold_bss(bss_from_pub(bss));
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 
 	if (wdev->current_bss) {
 		cfg80211_unhold_bss(wdev->current_bss);
-		cfg80211_put_bss(&wdev->current_bss->pub);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(wdev->wiphy, &wdev->current_bss->pub);
 	}
 
 	wdev->current_bss = NULL;
diff --git a/net/wireless/mlme.c b/net/wireless/mlme.c
index fee9bf7..8e69207 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mlme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mlme.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 	 */
 	if (status_code != WLAN_STATUS_SUCCESS && wdev->conn &&
 	    cfg80211_sme_failed_reassoc(wdev)) {
-		cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(wiphy, bss);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 		 * do not call connect_result() now because the
 		 * sme will schedule work that does it later.
 		 */
-		cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(wiphy, bss);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 	if (wdev->current_bss &&
 	    ether_addr_equal(wdev->current_bss->pub.bssid, bssid)) {
 		cfg80211_unhold_bss(wdev->current_bss);
-		cfg80211_put_bss(&wdev->current_bss->pub);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(wiphy, &wdev->current_bss->pub);
 		wdev->current_bss = NULL;
 		was_current = true;
 	}
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 	    ether_addr_equal(wdev->current_bss->pub.bssid, bssid)) {
 		cfg80211_sme_disassoc(dev, wdev->current_bss);
 		cfg80211_unhold_bss(wdev->current_bss);
-		cfg80211_put_bss(&wdev->current_bss->pub);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(wiphy, &wdev->current_bss->pub);
 		wdev->current_bss = NULL;
 	} else
 		WARN_ON(1);
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 	err = rdev_auth(rdev, dev, &req);
 
 out:
-	cfg80211_put_bss(req.bss);
+	cfg80211_put_bss(&rdev->wiphy, req.bss);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
 	if (err) {
 		if (was_connected)
 			wdev->sme_state = CFG80211_SME_CONNECTED;
-		cfg80211_put_bss(req.bss);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(&rdev->wiphy, req.bss);
 	}
 
 	return err;
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@
 
 	if (wdev->current_bss) {
 		cfg80211_unhold_bss(wdev->current_bss);
-		cfg80211_put_bss(&wdev->current_bss->pub);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(&rdev->wiphy, &wdev->current_bss->pub);
 		wdev->current_bss = NULL;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/net/wireless/scan.c b/net/wireless/scan.c
index 36daacb..dacb44a 100644
--- a/net/wireless/scan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/scan.c
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_inform_bss_frame);
 
-void cfg80211_ref_bss(struct cfg80211_bss *pub)
+void cfg80211_ref_bss(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct cfg80211_bss *pub)
 {
 	struct cfg80211_internal_bss *bss;
 
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_ref_bss);
 
-void cfg80211_put_bss(struct cfg80211_bss *pub)
+void cfg80211_put_bss(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct cfg80211_bss *pub)
 {
 	struct cfg80211_internal_bss *bss;
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/sme.c b/net/wireless/sme.c
index a825dfe..f432bd3 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sme.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
 
 	bss = cfg80211_get_conn_bss(wdev);
 	if (bss) {
-		cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(&rdev->wiphy, bss);
 	} else {
 		/* not found */
 		if (wdev->conn->state == CFG80211_CONN_SCAN_AGAIN)
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
 
 	if (wdev->current_bss) {
 		cfg80211_unhold_bss(wdev->current_bss);
-		cfg80211_put_bss(&wdev->current_bss->pub);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(wdev->wiphy, &wdev->current_bss->pub);
 		wdev->current_bss = NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@
 		kfree(wdev->connect_keys);
 		wdev->connect_keys = NULL;
 		wdev->ssid_len = 0;
-		cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(wdev->wiphy, bss);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@
 	}
 
 	cfg80211_unhold_bss(wdev->current_bss);
-	cfg80211_put_bss(&wdev->current_bss->pub);
+	cfg80211_put_bss(wdev->wiphy, &wdev->current_bss->pub);
 	wdev->current_bss = NULL;
 
 	cfg80211_hold_bss(bss_from_pub(bss));
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@
 
 	return;
 out:
-	cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+	cfg80211_put_bss(wdev->wiphy, bss);
 }
 
 void cfg80211_roamed(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@
 
 	ev = kzalloc(sizeof(*ev) + req_ie_len + resp_ie_len, gfp);
 	if (!ev) {
-		cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(wdev->wiphy, bss);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
 
 	if (wdev->current_bss) {
 		cfg80211_unhold_bss(wdev->current_bss);
-		cfg80211_put_bss(&wdev->current_bss->pub);
+		cfg80211_put_bss(wdev->wiphy, &wdev->current_bss->pub);
 	}
 
 	wdev->current_bss = NULL;
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@
 		if (bss) {
 			wdev->conn->state = CFG80211_CONN_AUTHENTICATE_NEXT;
 			err = cfg80211_conn_do_work(wdev);
-			cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
+			cfg80211_put_bss(wdev->wiphy, bss);
 		} else {
 			/* otherwise we'll need to scan for the AP first */
 			err = cfg80211_conn_scan(wdev);