diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
index 2ba165330038..4bef5f0a7539 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
@@ -4727,7 +4727,8 @@ brcmf_cfg80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *ndev,
 
 		if ((dev_role == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) &&
 		    ((ifp->ifidx == 0) ||
-		     !brcmf_feat_is_enabled(ifp, BRCMF_FEAT_RSDB))) {
+		     (!brcmf_feat_is_enabled(ifp, BRCMF_FEAT_RSDB) &&
+		      !brcmf_feat_is_enabled(ifp, BRCMF_FEAT_MCHAN)))) {
 			err = brcmf_fil_cmd_int_set(ifp, BRCMF_C_DOWN, 1);
 			if (err < 0) {
 				bphy_err(drvr, "BRCMF_C_DOWN error %d\n",