diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index a2ec1b5e16d6..918e4aaa8166 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -1302,7 +1302,9 @@ static void wlan_hdd_set_acs_ch_range(tsap_Config_t *sap_cfg, bool ht_enabled,
 	sap_cfg->acs_cfg.end_ch =
 		sap_cfg->acs_cfg.ch_list[sap_cfg->acs_cfg.ch_list_count - 1];
 	for (i = 0; i < sap_cfg->acs_cfg.ch_list_count; i++) {
-		if (sap_cfg->acs_cfg.start_ch > sap_cfg->acs_cfg.ch_list[i])
+		/* avoid channel as start channel */
+		if (sap_cfg->acs_cfg.start_ch > sap_cfg->acs_cfg.ch_list[i] &&
+		    sap_cfg->acs_cfg.ch_list[i] != 0)
 			sap_cfg->acs_cfg.start_ch = sap_cfg->acs_cfg.ch_list[i];
 		if (sap_cfg->acs_cfg.end_ch < sap_cfg->acs_cfg.ch_list[i])
 			sap_cfg->acs_cfg.end_ch = sap_cfg->acs_cfg.ch_list[i];