diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
index feeb27851f7a..7dada66b9f87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
@@ -1508,6 +1508,7 @@ static int wcn36xx_smd_config_bss_v1(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 	struct wcn36xx_hal_config_bss_params_v1 *bss;
 	struct wcn36xx_hal_config_bss_params bss_v0;
 	struct wcn36xx_hal_config_sta_params_v1 *sta;
+	struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef;
 	int ret;
 
 	msg_body = kzalloc(sizeof(*msg_body), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1547,7 +1548,13 @@ static int wcn36xx_smd_config_bss_v1(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 	bss->dtim_period = bss_v0.dtim_period;
 	bss->tx_channel_width_set = bss_v0.tx_channel_width_set;
 	bss->oper_channel = bss_v0.oper_channel;
-	bss->ext_channel = bss_v0.ext_channel;
+
+	if (wcn->hw->conf.chandef.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_80) {
+		chandef = &wcn->hw->conf.chandef;
+		bss->ext_channel = HW_VALUE_PHY(chandef->chan->hw_value);
+	} else {
+		bss->ext_channel = bss_v0.ext_channel;
+	}
 
 	bss->reserved = bss_v0.reserved;