diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_rsp_messages.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_rsp_messages.c
index 22a0de744b28..afb308d3135b 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_rsp_messages.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_rsp_messages.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void lim_process_mlm_start_cnf(struct mac_context *mac, uint32_t *msg_buf)
 		if (!LIM_IS_AP_ROLE(pe_session))
 			return;
 		if (pe_session->ch_width == CH_WIDTH_160MHZ) {
-			if (wlan_reg_get_bonded_channel_state(
+			if (wlan_reg_get_bonded_channel_state_for_freq(
 					mac->pdev, chan_freq,
 					pe_session->ch_width, 0) !=
 					CHANNEL_STATE_DFS)