diff --git a/core/sap/src/sap_ch_select.c b/core/sap/src/sap_ch_select.c
index 9132827f7719..9e7aabc01787 100644
--- a/core/sap/src/sap_ch_select.c
+++ b/core/sap/src/sap_ch_select.c
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ bool sap_chan_sel_init(tHalHandle halHandle,
 	/* Fill the channel number in the spectrum in the operating freq band */
 	for (channelnum = 0;
 	     channelnum < pSpectInfoParams->numSpectChans;
-	     channelnum++, pChans++) {
+	     channelnum++, pChans++, pSpectCh++) {
 		chSafe = true;
 
 		/* check if the channel is in NOL blacklist */
@@ -700,7 +700,6 @@ bool sap_chan_sel_init(tHalHandle halHandle,
 		/* OFDM rates are not supported on channel 14 */
 		if (*pChans == 14 &&
 		    eCSR_DOT11_MODE_11b != pSapCtx->csr_roamProfile.phyMode) {
-			pSpectCh++;
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -710,7 +709,6 @@ bool sap_chan_sel_init(tHalHandle halHandle,
 			pSpectCh->rssiAgr = SOFTAP_MIN_RSSI;    /* Initialise for all channels */
 			pSpectCh->channelWidth = SOFTAP_HT20_CHANNELWIDTH;      /* Initialise 20MHz for all the Channels */
 		}
-		pSpectCh++;
 	}
 	return eSAP_TRUE;
 }