diff --git a/umac/regulatory/core/src/reg_services_common.c b/umac/regulatory/core/src/reg_services_common.c
index 208df2c881d3..293f04f23e48 100644
--- a/umac/regulatory/core/src/reg_services_common.c
+++ b/umac/regulatory/core/src/reg_services_common.c
@@ -3366,14 +3366,14 @@ uint8_t reg_get_channel_reg_power_for_freq(struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev,
 
 	if (chan_enum == INVALID_CHANNEL) {
 		reg_err("channel is invalid");
-		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
+		return REG_INVALID_TXPOWER;
 	}
 
 	pdev_priv_obj = reg_get_pdev_obj(pdev);
 
 	if (!IS_VALID_PDEV_REG_OBJ(pdev_priv_obj)) {
 		reg_err("reg pdev priv obj is NULL");
-		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
+		return REG_INVALID_TXPOWER;
 	}
 
 	reg_channels = pdev_priv_obj->cur_chan_list;
diff --git a/umac/regulatory/dispatcher/inc/reg_services_public_struct.h b/umac/regulatory/dispatcher/inc/reg_services_public_struct.h
index d7487c75a941..b373f67e1fff 100644
--- a/umac/regulatory/dispatcher/inc/reg_services_public_struct.h
+++ b/umac/regulatory/dispatcher/inc/reg_services_public_struct.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #define REG_MAX_SUPP_OPER_CLASSES 32
 #define REG_MAX_CHAN_CHANGE_CBKS 30
+#define REG_INVALID_TXPOWER 255
 #define MAX_STA_VDEV_CNT 4
 #define INVALID_VDEV_ID 0xFF
 #define INVALID_CHANNEL_NUM 0x0