diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
index 77efae3d02b9..af1f8dd3bc7e 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
@@ -5085,10 +5085,17 @@ int wlan_hdd_cfg80211_start_bss(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 		config->countryCode[0] = hdd_ctx->reg.alpha2[0];
 		config->countryCode[1] = hdd_ctx->reg.alpha2[1];
 
-		ret = wlan_hdd_sap_cfg_dfs_override(adapter);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto error;
-
+		/* Overwrite second AP's channel with first only when:
+		 * 1. If operating mode is single mac
+		 * 2. or if 2nd AP is coming up on 5G band channel
+		 */
+		ret = 0;
+		if (!policy_mgr_is_hw_dbs_capable(hdd_ctx->psoc) ||
+		    WLAN_REG_IS_5GHZ_CH(config->channel)) {
+			ret = wlan_hdd_sap_cfg_dfs_override(adapter);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto error;
+		}
 		if (!ret && wlan_reg_is_dfs_ch(hdd_ctx->pdev, config->channel))
 			hdd_ctx->dev_dfs_cac_status = DFS_CAC_NEVER_DONE;
 
diff --git a/core/sap/src/sap_fsm.c b/core/sap/src/sap_fsm.c
index 6ea16fe7eb5d..8ac3f009d7bb 100644
--- a/core/sap/src/sap_fsm.c
+++ b/core/sap/src/sap_fsm.c
@@ -2195,11 +2195,6 @@ static QDF_STATUS sap_goto_starting(struct sap_context *sap_ctx,
 					    sap_ctx->secondary_ch,
 					    &sap_ctx->ch_params);
 	}
-	if (sap_ctx->channel > 14 &&
-	    (sap_ctx->csr_roamProfile.phyMode == eCSR_DOT11_MODE_11g ||
-	     sap_ctx->csr_roamProfile.phyMode ==
-					eCSR_DOT11_MODE_11g_ONLY))
-		sap_ctx->csr_roamProfile.phyMode = eCSR_DOT11_MODE_11a;
 
 	/*
 	 * when AP2 is started while AP1 is performing ACS, we may not
@@ -2212,13 +2207,24 @@ static QDF_STATUS sap_goto_starting(struct sap_context *sap_ctx,
 
 		con_ch = sme_get_beaconing_concurrent_operation_channel(
 				mac_handle, sap_ctx->sessionId);
-		if (con_ch && wlan_reg_is_dfs_ch(mac_ctx->pdev, con_ch)) {
+		/* Overwrite second AP's channel with first only when:
+		 * 1. If operating mode is single mac
+		 * 2. or if 2nd AP is coming up on 5G band channel
+		 */
+		if ((!policy_mgr_is_hw_dbs_capable(mac_ctx->psoc) ||
+		     WLAN_REG_IS_5GHZ_CH(sap_ctx->channel)) &&
+		     con_ch && wlan_reg_is_dfs_ch(mac_ctx->pdev, con_ch)) {
 			sap_ctx->channel = con_ch;
 			wlan_reg_set_channel_params(mac_ctx->pdev,
 						    sap_ctx->channel, 0,
 						    &sap_ctx->ch_params);
 		}
 	}
+	if (sap_ctx->channel > 14 &&
+	    (sap_ctx->csr_roamProfile.phyMode == eCSR_DOT11_MODE_11g ||
+	     sap_ctx->csr_roamProfile.phyMode ==
+					eCSR_DOT11_MODE_11g_ONLY))
+		sap_ctx->csr_roamProfile.phyMode = eCSR_DOT11_MODE_11a;
 
 	/*
 	 * Transition from SAP_INIT to SAP_STARTING