nl80211_policy);
                if (err)
                        return err;
-               if (nl80211_fam.attrbuf[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY]) {
-                       phy_idx = nla_get_u32(
-                               nl80211_fam.attrbuf[NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY]);
-               } else {
-                       struct net_device *netdev;
 
-                       err = get_rdev_dev_by_ifindex(sock_net(skb->sk),
-                                                     nl80211_fam.attrbuf,
-                                                     &rdev, &netdev);
-                       if (err)
-                               return err;
-                       dev_put(netdev);
-                       phy_idx = rdev->wiphy_idx;
-                       cfg80211_unlock_rdev(rdev);
+               mutex_lock(&cfg80211_mutex);
+               rdev = __cfg80211_rdev_from_attrs(sock_net(skb->sk),
+                                                 nl80211_fam.attrbuf);
+               if (IS_ERR(rdev)) {
+                       mutex_unlock(&cfg80211_mutex);
+                       return PTR_ERR(rdev);
                }
+               phy_idx = rdev->wiphy_idx;
+               rdev = NULL;
+               mutex_unlock(&cfg80211_mutex);
+
                if (nl80211_fam.attrbuf[NL80211_ATTR_TESTDATA])
                        cb->args[1] =
                                (long)nl80211_fam.attrbuf[NL80211_ATTR_TESTDATA];