diff --git a/net/wireless/scan.c b/net/wireless/scan.c
index d0aed41ded2f..21bc057fd8c2 100644
--- a/net/wireless/scan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/scan.c
@@ -763,12 +763,11 @@ static  void cfg80211_scan_req_add_chan(struct cfg80211_scan_request *request,
 		}
 	}
 
+	request->n_channels++;
 	request->channels[n_channels] = chan;
 	if (add_to_6ghz)
 		request->scan_6ghz_params[request->n_6ghz_params].channel_idx =
 			n_channels;
-
-	request->n_channels++;
 }
 
 static bool cfg80211_find_ssid_match(struct cfg80211_colocated_ap *ap,