diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
index 4c8cba546257..855c05943fb3 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
@@ -7469,6 +7469,8 @@ int wlan_hdd_cfg80211_start_bss(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 	pConfig->beacon_int = pMgmt_frame->u.beacon.beacon_int;
 	pConfig->dfs_cac_offload = hdd_ctx->dfs_cac_offload;
 
+	pConfig->auto_channel_select_weight =
+			     iniConfig->auto_channel_select_weight;
 	pConfig->disableDFSChSwitch = iniConfig->disableDFSChSwitch;
 	pConfig->sap_chanswitch_beacon_cnt =
 			    iniConfig->sap_chanswitch_beacon_cnt;