diff --git a/target_if/core/inc/target_if.h b/target_if/core/inc/target_if.h
index 956d5f835332..84fdfc31454c 100644
--- a/target_if/core/inc/target_if.h
+++ b/target_if/core/inc/target_if.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 	QDF_TRACE_EXIT(QDF_MODULE_ID_TARGET_IF, "exit")
 #define target_if_err_rl(params...) \
 	QDF_TRACE_ERROR_RL(QDF_MODULE_ID_TARGET_IF, params)
+#define target_if_debug_rl(params...) \
+	QDF_TRACE_DEBUG_RL(QDF_MODULE_ID_TARGET_IF, params)
 
 
 #define targetif_nofl_fatal(params...) \
diff --git a/target_if/regulatory/src/target_if_reg_lte.c b/target_if/regulatory/src/target_if_reg_lte.c
index 762240a62eee..e0b25c2c2965 100644
--- a/target_if/regulatory/src/target_if_reg_lte.c
+++ b/target_if/regulatory/src/target_if_reg_lte.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2020 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2021 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ static int tgt_reg_ch_avoid_event_handler(ol_scn_t handle, uint8_t *event_buf,
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
+	if (!ch_avoid_event.ch_avoid_range_cnt) {
+		target_if_debug_rl("ch avoid range count is 0, dropping the event");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	status = reg_rx_ops->reg_ch_avoid_event_handler(psoc, &ch_avoid_event);
 	if (status != QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		target_if_err("Failed to process CH avoid event");