diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_wifi_regd.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_wifi_regd.h
index ab5a8627d371..f798b0c744a4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_wifi_regd.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_wifi_regd.h
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ enum country_code_type_t {
 	COUNTRY_CODE_MAX
 };
 
-int rtw_regd_init(struct adapter *padapter,
-	void (*reg_notifier)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
-		struct regulatory_request *request));
+void rtw_regd_init(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+		   void (*reg_notifier)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+					struct regulatory_request *request));
 void rtw_reg_notifier(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct regulatory_request *request);
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
index bf1417236161..11032316c53d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
@@ -3211,9 +3211,6 @@ void rtw_cfg80211_init_wiphy(struct adapter *padapter)
 			rtw_cfg80211_init_ht_capab(&bands->ht_cap, NL80211_BAND_2GHZ, rf_type);
 	}
 
-	/* init regulary domain */
-	rtw_regd_init(padapter, rtw_reg_notifier);
-
 	/* copy mac_addr to wiphy */
 	memcpy(wiphy->perm_addr, padapter->eeprompriv.mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
@@ -3328,6 +3325,9 @@ int rtw_wdev_alloc(struct adapter *padapter, struct device *dev)
 	*((struct adapter **)wiphy_priv(wiphy)) = padapter;
 	rtw_cfg80211_preinit_wiphy(padapter, wiphy);
 
+	/* init regulary domain */
+	rtw_regd_init(wiphy, rtw_reg_notifier);
+
 	ret = wiphy_register(wiphy);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		DBG_8192C("Couldn't register wiphy device\n");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/wifi_regd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/wifi_regd.c
index 578b9f734231..2833fc6901e6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/wifi_regd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/wifi_regd.c
@@ -139,15 +139,11 @@ static void _rtw_regd_init_wiphy(struct rtw_regulatory *reg,
 	_rtw_reg_apply_flags(wiphy);
 }
 
-int rtw_regd_init(struct adapter *padapter,
-		  void (*reg_notifier)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
-				       struct regulatory_request *request))
+void rtw_regd_init(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+		   void (*reg_notifier)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+					struct regulatory_request *request))
 {
-	struct wiphy *wiphy = padapter->rtw_wdev->wiphy;
-
 	_rtw_regd_init_wiphy(NULL, wiphy, reg_notifier);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 void rtw_reg_notifier(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct regulatory_request *request)