diff --git a/umac/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_action.c b/umac/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_action.c
index d9be9c19b876..e2295cf93156 100644
--- a/umac/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_action.c
+++ b/umac/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_action.c
@@ -1447,6 +1447,12 @@ QDF_STATUS policy_mgr_valid_sap_conc_channel_check(
 				pm_ctx->pdev, channel) ||
 		    !(policy_mgr_sta_sap_scc_on_lte_coex_chan(psoc) ||
 		      policy_mgr_is_safe_channel(psoc, channel))) {
+			if (wlan_reg_is_dfs_ch(pm_ctx->pdev, channel) &&
+			    sta_sap_scc_on_dfs_chan) {
+				policy_mgr_debug("STA SAP SCC is allowed on DFS channel");
+				goto update_chan;
+			}
+
 			if (policy_mgr_is_hw_dbs_capable(psoc)) {
 				temp_channel =
 				policy_mgr_get_alternate_channel_for_sap(psoc);
@@ -1468,11 +1474,6 @@ QDF_STATUS policy_mgr_valid_sap_conc_channel_check(
 					return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
 				}
 			} else {
-				if (wlan_reg_is_dfs_ch(pm_ctx->pdev, channel) &&
-				    sta_sap_scc_on_dfs_chan) {
-					policy_mgr_debug("STA SAP SCC is allowed on DFS channel");
-					goto update_chan;
-				}
 				policy_mgr_warn("Can't have concurrency on %d",
 					channel);
 				return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;