diff --git a/target_if/core/src/target_if_main.c b/target_if/core/src/target_if_main.c
index a32a0770bb0d..ce8d93e7e045 100644
--- a/target_if/core/src/target_if_main.c
+++ b/target_if/core/src/target_if_main.c
@@ -457,20 +457,6 @@ void target_if_ftm_tx_ops_register(struct wlan_lmac_if_tx_ops *tx_ops)
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef FEATURE_NO_DBS_INTRABAND_MCC_SUPPORT
-static enum wmi_host_hw_mode_config_type
-target_if_get_default_pref_hw_mode(struct target_psoc_info *psoc_info)
-{
-	return WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_DETECT;
-}
-#else
-static enum wmi_host_hw_mode_config_type
-target_if_get_default_pref_hw_mode(struct target_psoc_info *psoc_info)
-{
-	return WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_MAX;
-}
-#endif
-
 static
 QDF_STATUS target_if_register_umac_tx_ops(struct wlan_lmac_if_tx_ops *tx_ops)
 {
@@ -610,7 +596,6 @@ QDF_STATUS target_if_free_pdev_tgt_info(struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev)
 QDF_STATUS target_if_alloc_psoc_tgt_info(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc)
 {
 	struct target_psoc_info *tgt_psoc_info;
-	enum wmi_host_hw_mode_config_type hw_mode;
 
 	if (!psoc) {
 		target_if_err("psoc is null");
@@ -623,8 +608,7 @@ QDF_STATUS target_if_alloc_psoc_tgt_info(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc)
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_NOMEM;
 
 	wlan_psoc_set_tgt_if_handle(psoc, tgt_psoc_info);
-	hw_mode = target_if_get_default_pref_hw_mode(tgt_psoc_info);
-	target_psoc_set_preferred_hw_mode(tgt_psoc_info, hw_mode);
+	target_psoc_set_preferred_hw_mode(tgt_psoc_info, WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_MAX);
 	wlan_minidump_log(tgt_psoc_info,
 			  sizeof(*tgt_psoc_info), psoc,
 			  WLAN_MD_OBJMGR_PSOC_TGT_INFO, "target_psoc_info");
diff --git a/target_if/init_deinit/src/service_ready_util.c b/target_if/init_deinit/src/service_ready_util.c
index 1cf07874fbdb..7ce87afc15aa 100644
--- a/target_if/init_deinit/src/service_ready_util.c
+++ b/target_if/init_deinit/src/service_ready_util.c
@@ -310,6 +310,26 @@ select_preferred_hw_mode(struct target_psoc_info *tgt_hdl,
 	return selected_mode;
 }
 
+#ifdef FEATURE_NO_DBS_INTRABAND_MCC_SUPPORT
+static void init_deinit_change_def_hw_mode(struct target_psoc_info *tgt_hdl,
+					   struct wmi_unified *wmi_handle)
+{
+	struct tgt_info *info = &tgt_hdl->info;
+
+	if ((info->hw_modes.num_modes == 1) &&
+	    (info->hw_modes.hw_mode_ids[0] == WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_DBS) &&
+	    !wmi_service_enabled(wmi_handle,
+				 wmi_service_dual_band_simultaneous_support))
+		target_psoc_set_preferred_hw_mode(tgt_hdl,
+						  WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_DETECT);
+}
+#else
+static void init_deinit_change_def_hw_mode(struct target_psoc_info *tgt_hdl,
+					   struct wmi_unified *wmi_handle)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
 int init_deinit_populate_hw_mode_capability(
 		wmi_unified_t wmi_handle, uint8_t *event,
 		struct target_psoc_info *tgt_hdl)
@@ -333,7 +353,6 @@ int init_deinit_populate_hw_mode_capability(
 	info->hw_modes.num_modes = 0;
 	info->hw_mode_cap.hw_mode_id = WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_MAX;
 
-	preferred_mode = target_psoc_get_preferred_hw_mode(tgt_hdl);
 	for (hw_idx = 0; hw_idx < num_hw_modes; hw_idx++) {
 		status = get_hw_mode(wmi_handle, event, hw_idx,
 						&hw_mode_caps[hw_idx]);
@@ -353,11 +372,15 @@ int init_deinit_populate_hw_mode_capability(
 		if (status)
 			goto return_exit;
 
+		if (num_hw_modes == 1)
+			init_deinit_change_def_hw_mode(tgt_hdl, wmi_handle);
+
 		selected_mode = select_preferred_hw_mode(tgt_hdl,
 							 &hw_mode_caps[hw_idx],
 							 selected_mode);
 	}
 
+	preferred_mode = target_psoc_get_preferred_hw_mode(tgt_hdl);
 	if (preferred_mode == WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_DETECT) {
 		target_if_info("Preferred mode is not set, use mode id %d\n",
 			       selected_mode);