diff --git a/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h b/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h
index 04a67b7594de..ec5980a8f19c 100644
--- a/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h
+++ b/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@ struct switch_channel_ind {
 	uint16_t messageType;   /* eWNI_SME_SWITCH_CHL_IND */
 	uint16_t length;
 	uint8_t sessionId;
-	uint16_t newChannelId;
+	uint32_t freq;
 	struct ch_params chan_params;
 	struct qdf_mac_addr bssid;      /* BSSID */
 	QDF_STATUS status;
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c
index 86e0e7b4c36c..679997cafa79 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c
@@ -2203,8 +2203,10 @@ void lim_switch_channel_cback(struct mac_context *mac, QDF_STATUS status,
 
 	pSirSmeSwitchChInd->messageType = eWNI_SME_SWITCH_CHL_IND;
 	pSirSmeSwitchChInd->length = sizeof(*pSirSmeSwitchChInd);
-	pSirSmeSwitchChInd->newChannelId =
-		pe_session->gLimChannelSwitch.primaryChannel;
+	pSirSmeSwitchChInd->freq =
+		wlan_reg_chan_to_freq(mac->pdev,
+				      pe_session->
+				      gLimChannelSwitch.primaryChannel);
 	pSirSmeSwitchChInd->sessionId = pe_session->smeSessionId;
 	pSirSmeSwitchChInd->chan_params.ch_width =
 			pe_session->gLimChannelSwitch.ch_width;
@@ -2217,9 +2219,9 @@ void lim_switch_channel_cback(struct mac_context *mac, QDF_STATUS status,
 
 	pSirSmeSwitchChInd->status = status;
 	pe_debug(
-		"session: %d chan: %d width: %d sec offset: %d seg0: %d seg1: %d status %d",
+		"session: %d freq: %d width: %d sec offset: %d seg0: %d seg1: %d status %d",
 		pSirSmeSwitchChInd->sessionId,
-		pSirSmeSwitchChInd->newChannelId,
+		pSirSmeSwitchChInd->freq,
 		pSirSmeSwitchChInd->chan_params.ch_width,
 		pSirSmeSwitchChInd->chan_params.sec_ch_offset,
 		pSirSmeSwitchChInd->chan_params.center_freq_seg0,
diff --git a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
index 383a5185ca8a..a7934cd229e0 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
@@ -11574,10 +11574,11 @@ csr_roam_chk_lnk_swt_ch_ind(struct mac_context *mac_ctx, tSirSmeRsp *msg_ptr)
 		return;
 	}
 	session->connectedProfile.operationChannel =
-			(uint8_t) pSwitchChnInd->newChannelId;
+		wlan_reg_freq_to_chan(mac_ctx->pdev, pSwitchChnInd->freq);
 	if (session->pConnectBssDesc) {
 		session->pConnectBssDesc->channelId =
-				(uint8_t) pSwitchChnInd->newChannelId;
+			wlan_reg_freq_to_chan(mac_ctx->pdev,
+					      pSwitchChnInd->freq);
 
 		ie_len = csr_get_ielen_from_bss_description(
 						session->pConnectBssDesc);
@@ -11587,7 +11588,8 @@ csr_roam_chk_lnk_swt_ch_ind(struct mac_context *mac_ctx, tSirSmeRsp *msg_ptr)
 				ie_len);
 		if (ds_params_ie)
 			ds_params_ie->channelNumber =
-				(uint8_t)pSwitchChnInd->newChannelId;
+				wlan_reg_freq_to_chan(mac_ctx->pdev,
+						      pSwitchChnInd->freq);
 
 		ht_info_ie = (tDot11fIEHTInfo *)wlan_get_ie_ptr_from_eid(
 				DOT11F_EID_HTINFO,
@@ -11595,7 +11597,8 @@ csr_roam_chk_lnk_swt_ch_ind(struct mac_context *mac_ctx, tSirSmeRsp *msg_ptr)
 				ie_len);
 		if (ht_info_ie) {
 			ht_info_ie->primaryChannel =
-				(uint8_t)pSwitchChnInd->newChannelId;
+				wlan_reg_freq_to_chan(mac_ctx->pdev,
+						      pSwitchChnInd->freq);
 			ht_info_ie->secondaryChannelOffset =
 				pSwitchChnInd->chan_params.sec_ch_offset;
 		}
@@ -11604,7 +11607,8 @@ csr_roam_chk_lnk_swt_ch_ind(struct mac_context *mac_ctx, tSirSmeRsp *msg_ptr)
 	roam_info = qdf_mem_malloc(sizeof(*roam_info));
 	if (!roam_info)
 		return;
-	roam_info->chan_info.chan_id = pSwitchChnInd->newChannelId;
+	roam_info->chan_info.chan_id =
+		wlan_reg_freq_to_chan(mac_ctx->pdev, pSwitchChnInd->freq);
 	roam_info->chan_info.ch_width = pSwitchChnInd->chan_params.ch_width;
 	roam_info->chan_info.sec_ch_offset =
 				pSwitchChnInd->chan_params.sec_ch_offset;