diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index dafa2c5b71a4..bb46a6a34614 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -15936,8 +15936,7 @@ static const struct genl_small_ops nl80211_small_ops[] = {
 		.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT | GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_DUMP,
 		.doit = nl80211_color_change,
 		.flags = GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
-		.internal_flags = NL80211_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV_UP |
-				  NL80211_FLAG_NEED_RTNL,
+		.internal_flags = NL80211_FLAG_NEED_NETDEV_UP,
 	},
 };