GFP_KERNEL);
        }
 
-       /* APs need special treatment */
        if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
-               struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *vlan, *tmpsdata;
-
-               /* down all dependent devices, that is VLANs */
-               list_for_each_entry_safe(vlan, tmpsdata, &sdata->u.ap.vlans,
-                                        u.vlan.list)
-                       dev_close(vlan->dev);
                WARN_ON(!list_empty(&sdata->u.ap.vlans));
        } else if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN) {
                /* remove all packets in parent bc_buf pointing to this dev */
 {
        struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 
+       /* close all dependent VLAN interfaces before locking wiphy */
+       if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
+               struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *vlan, *tmpsdata;
+
+               list_for_each_entry_safe(vlan, tmpsdata, &sdata->u.ap.vlans,
+                                        u.vlan.list)
+                       dev_close(vlan->dev);
+       }
+
        wiphy_lock(sdata->local->hw.wiphy);
        ieee80211_do_stop(sdata, true);
        wiphy_unlock(sdata->local->hw.wiphy);
 
        switch (sdata->vif.type) {
        case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
+               if (!list_empty(&sdata->u.ap.vlans))
+                       return -EBUSY;
+               break;
        case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
        case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
        case NL80211_IFTYPE_OCB: