diff --git a/umac/regulatory/core/src/reg_services_common.c b/umac/regulatory/core/src/reg_services_common.c
index a0f922b9280f..e9ecb213996c 100644
--- a/umac/regulatory/core/src/reg_services_common.c
+++ b/umac/regulatory/core/src/reg_services_common.c
@@ -3184,7 +3184,7 @@ enum channel_enum reg_get_chan_enum_for_freq(qdf_freq_t freq)
 		if (channel_map[count].center_freq == freq)
 			return count;
 
-	reg_err("invalid channel center frequency %d", freq);
+	reg_err_rl("invalid channel center frequency %d", freq);
 
 	return INVALID_CHANNEL;
 }