diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index e3df6b806c31..36f1c1594d3a 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -2134,6 +2134,8 @@ static void hdd_update_wiphy_he_cap(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 		hdd_ctx->iftype_data_2g->he_cap.has_he = he_cap_cfg.present;
 		band_2g->n_iftype_data = 1;
 		band_2g->iftype_data = hdd_ctx->iftype_data_2g;
+		hdd_ctx->iftype_data_2g->he_cap.he_cap_elem.phy_cap_info[0] |=
+			IEEE80211_HE_PHY_CAP0_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_40MHZ_IN_2G;
 	}
 	if (band_5g) {
 		hdd_ctx->iftype_data_5g->types_mask =