diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 87f2d4d..e0939eb 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@
 		c->width = NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT;
 		ret = IEEE80211_STA_DISABLE_HT | IEEE80211_STA_DISABLE_VHT;
 		break;
+	case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_5:
+	case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_10:
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		/* keep c->width */
+		ret = IEEE80211_STA_DISABLE_HT | IEEE80211_STA_DISABLE_VHT;
+		break;
 	}
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!cfg80211_chandef_valid(c));
@@ -3771,6 +3777,12 @@
 	 */
 	ret = ieee80211_vif_use_channel(sdata, &chandef,
 					IEEE80211_CHANCTX_SHARED);
+
+	/* don't downgrade for 5 and 10 MHz channels, though. */
+	if (chandef.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_5 ||
+	    chandef.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_10)
+		return ret;
+
 	while (ret && chandef.width != NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT) {
 		ifmgd->flags |= chandef_downgrade(&chandef);
 		ret = ieee80211_vif_use_channel(sdata, &chandef,