diff --git a/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h b/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h
index a91af3c91c4b..bb5ba7989ef1 100644
--- a/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h
+++ b/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ typedef enum eSirSmeStatusChangeCode {
 
 struct new_bss_info {
 	struct qdf_mac_addr bssId;
-	uint8_t channelNumber;
+	uint32_t freq;
 	uint8_t reserved;
 	tSirMacSSid ssId;
 };
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_ibss_peer_mgmt.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_ibss_peer_mgmt.c
index fe9e16b47cf8..0b4e01287a9c 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_ibss_peer_mgmt.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_ibss_peer_mgmt.c
@@ -1249,7 +1249,8 @@ void lim_ibss_add_bss_rsp_when_coalescing(struct mac_context *mac, void *msg,
 
 	qdf_mem_zero((void *)&newBssInfo, sizeof(newBssInfo));
 	qdf_mem_copy(newBssInfo.bssId.bytes, pHdr->bssId, QDF_MAC_ADDR_SIZE);
-	newBssInfo.channelNumber = (tSirMacChanNum) pAddBss->currentOperChannel;
+	newBssInfo.freq = wlan_reg_chan_to_freq(mac->pdev,
+						pAddBss->currentOperChannel);
 	qdf_mem_copy((uint8_t *) &newBssInfo.ssId,
 		     (uint8_t *) &pBeacon->ssId, pBeacon->ssId.length + 1);
 
diff --git a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
index eee56e7fbddc..c9209e6b738d 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
@@ -11802,7 +11802,9 @@ csr_roam_diag_joined_new_bss(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 			pNewBss->ssId.length = HOST_LOG_MAX_SSID_SIZE;
 		qdf_mem_copy(pIbssLog->ssid, pNewBss->ssId.ssId,
 			     pNewBss->ssId.length);
-		pIbssLog->operatingChannel = pNewBss->channelNumber;
+		pIbssLog->operatingChannel = wlan_reg_freq_to_chan
+						(mac_ctx->pdev,
+						 pNewBss->freq);
 	}
 	bi = mac_ctx->mlme_cfg->sap_cfg.beacon_interval;
 		/* U8 is not enough for beacon interval */
@@ -14280,7 +14282,7 @@ static void csr_roam_update_connected_profile_from_new_bss(struct mac_context *m
 	if (pNewBss) {
 		/* Set the operating channel. */
 		pSession->connectedProfile.operationChannel =
-			pNewBss->channelNumber;
+			wlan_reg_freq_to_chan(mac->pdev, pNewBss->freq);
 		/* move the BSSId from the BSS description into the connected
 		 * state information.
 		 */