diff --git a/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h b/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
index 9b1a49721bbf..952c2590a5d0 100644
--- a/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
+++ b/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
@@ -502,7 +502,15 @@ QDF_STATUS sme_generic_change_country_code(tHalHandle hHal,
 					   uint8_t *pCountry);
 
 
-QDF_STATUS sme_update_channel_list(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx);
+/**
+ * sme_update_channel_list() - Update configured channel list to fwr
+ * This is a synchronous API.
+ * @hal: HAL handle returned by mac_open.
+ *
+ * Return: QDF_STATUS  SUCCESS.
+ * FAILURE or RESOURCES  The API finished and failed.
+ */
+QDF_STATUS sme_update_channel_list(tHalHandle hal);
 
 QDF_STATUS sme_tx_fail_monitor_start_stop_ind(tHalHandle hHal,
 		uint8_t tx_fail_count,
diff --git a/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c b/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
index f617e79ea481..036ea4af7558 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
@@ -5750,19 +5750,10 @@ sme_handle_generic_change_country_code(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-/**
- * sme_update_channel_list() - Update configured channel list to fwr
- * This is a synchronous API.
- *
- * @mac_ctx - The handle returned by mac_open.
- *
- * Return QDF_STATUS  SUCCESS.
- * FAILURE or RESOURCES  The API finished and failed.
- */
-QDF_STATUS
-sme_update_channel_list(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx)
+QDF_STATUS sme_update_channel_list(tHalHandle hal)
 {
-	QDF_STATUS status = QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx = PMAC_STRUCT(hal);
+	QDF_STATUS status;
 
 	status = sme_acquire_global_lock(&mac_ctx->sme);
 	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(status)) {