diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index 00c6c627ce73..ce2505fe1788 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -10518,7 +10518,8 @@ const struct wiphy_vendor_command hdd_wiphy_vendor_commands[] = {
 	{
 		.info.vendor_id = QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_ID,
 		.info.subcmd = QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_SUBCMD_EXTSCAN_GET_VALID_CHANNELS,
-		.flags = WIPHY_VENDOR_CMD_NEED_WDEV | WIPHY_VENDOR_CMD_NEED_NETDEV,
+		.flags = WIPHY_VENDOR_CMD_NEED_WDEV |
+			 WIPHY_VENDOR_CMD_NEED_NETDEV | WIPHY_VENDOR_CMD_NEED_RUNNING,
 		.doit = wlan_hdd_cfg80211_extscan_get_valid_channels
 	},
 	{