diff --git a/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_ucfg_api.c b/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_ucfg_api.c
index baa7c934aaf9..b482fd6d171c 100644
--- a/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_ucfg_api.c
+++ b/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_ucfg_api.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ ucfg_scan_update_dbs_scan_ctrl_ext_flag(struct scan_start_request *req)
 {
 	uint32_t num_chan;
 	struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc;
-	uint32_t scan_dbs_policy = SCAN_DBS_POLICY_FORCE_NONDBS;
+	uint32_t scan_dbs_policy = SCAN_DBS_POLICY_DEFAULT;
 	uint32_t conn_cnt;
 
 	psoc = wlan_vdev_get_psoc(req->vdev);