diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 9ccecb405ede..fd6860d7f557 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -2557,7 +2557,7 @@ static int ieee80211_start_roc_work(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 
 	/* if there's one pending or we're scanning, queue this one */
 	if (!list_empty(&local->roc_list) ||
-	    local->scanning || local->radar_detect_enabled)
+	    local->scanning || ieee80211_is_radar_required(local))
 		goto out_check_combine;
 
 	/* if not HW assist, just queue & schedule work */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/chan.c b/net/mac80211/chan.c
index da1c12c34487..92c721dbd5af 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/chan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/chan.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ ieee80211_find_chanctx(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static bool ieee80211_is_radar_required(struct ieee80211_local *local)
+bool ieee80211_is_radar_required(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ static void ieee80211_recalc_radar_chanctx(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	bool radar_enabled;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&local->chanctx_mtx);
-	/* for setting local->radar_detect_enabled */
+	/* for ieee80211_is_radar_required */
 	lockdep_assert_held(&local->mtx);
 
 	radar_enabled = ieee80211_is_radar_required(local);
@@ -576,7 +576,6 @@ static void ieee80211_recalc_radar_chanctx(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 		return;
 
 	chanctx->conf.radar_enabled = radar_enabled;
-	local->radar_detect_enabled = chanctx->conf.radar_enabled;
 
 	if (!local->use_chanctx) {
 		local->hw.conf.radar_enabled = chanctx->conf.radar_enabled;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 91878ef5069a..156ea79e0157 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1168,8 +1168,6 @@ struct ieee80211_local {
 	/* wowlan is enabled -- don't reconfig on resume */
 	bool wowlan;
 
-	/* DFS/radar detection is enabled */
-	bool radar_detect_enabled;
 	struct work_struct radar_detected_work;
 
 	/* number of RX chains the hardware has */
@@ -1982,6 +1980,7 @@ void ieee80211_recalc_smps_chanctx(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 				   struct ieee80211_chanctx *chanctx);
 void ieee80211_recalc_chanctx_min_def(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 				      struct ieee80211_chanctx *ctx);
+bool ieee80211_is_radar_required(struct ieee80211_local *local);
 
 void ieee80211_dfs_cac_timer(unsigned long data);
 void ieee80211_dfs_cac_timer_work(struct work_struct *work);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index 844fb5f7910e..b0320bb20ab8 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static int ieee80211_start_sw_scan(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 static bool ieee80211_can_scan(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 			       struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
-	if (local->radar_detect_enabled)
+	if (ieee80211_is_radar_required(local))
 		return false;
 
 	if (!list_empty(&local->roc_list))