diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_action_frame.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_action_frame.c
index 7b8e00944635..df4b83cd9299 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_action_frame.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_action_frame.c
@@ -577,7 +577,8 @@ static void __lim_process_operating_mode_action_frame(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
 			(operating_mode_frm->OperatingMode.rxNSS + 1)) {
 		sta_ptr->vhtSupportedRxNss =
 			operating_mode_frm->OperatingMode.rxNSS + 1;
-		lim_set_nss_change(mac_ctx, session, sta_ptr->vhtSupportedRxNss,
+		lim_set_nss_change(mac_ctx, session,
+			operating_mode_frm->OperatingMode.rxNSS,
 			sta_ptr->staIndex, mac_hdr->sa);
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/sch/sch_beacon_process.c b/core/mac/src/pe/sch/sch_beacon_process.c
index 7978ec11542a..af1fc51ce010 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/sch/sch_beacon_process.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/sch/sch_beacon_process.c
@@ -494,8 +494,7 @@ void update_nss(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx, tpDphHashNode sta_ds,
 		tpSirMacMgmtHdr mgmt_hdr)
 {
 	if (sta_ds->vhtSupportedRxNss != (beacon->OperatingMode.rxNSS + 1)) {
-		sta_ds->vhtSupportedRxNss =
-			beacon->OperatingMode.rxNSS + 1;
+		sta_ds->vhtSupportedRxNss = beacon->OperatingMode.rxNSS;
 		lim_set_nss_change(mac_ctx, session_entry,
 			sta_ds->vhtSupportedRxNss, sta_ds->staIndex,
 			mgmt_hdr->sa);