diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
index 1435f6053a3f..da42cfb0a821 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
@@ -6444,6 +6444,7 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	bool srd_channel_allowed, disable_nan = true;
 	enum QDF_OPMODE vdev_opmode;
 	uint8_t vdev_id_list[MAX_NUMBER_OF_CONC_CONNECTIONS], i;
+	enum reg_6g_ap_type ap_pwr_type;
 
 	hdd_enter();
 
@@ -6541,6 +6542,9 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	if (!status)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	ap_pwr_type = wlan_reg_decide_6g_ap_pwr_type(hdd_ctx->pdev);
+	hdd_debug("selecting AP power type %d", ap_pwr_type);
+
 	vdev_opmode = wlan_vdev_mlme_get_opmode(adapter->vdev);
 	ucfg_mlme_get_srd_master_mode_for_vdev(hdd_ctx->psoc, vdev_opmode,
 					       &srd_channel_allowed);
diff --git a/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/utils/src/parser_api.c b/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/utils/src/parser_api.c
index cfd9fabd7d8f..2114e8db070c 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/utils/src/parser_api.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/utils/src/parser_api.c
@@ -6357,6 +6357,7 @@ QDF_STATUS
 populate_dot11f_he_operation(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 			     struct pe_session *session, tDot11fIEhe_op *he_op)
 {
+	enum reg_6g_ap_type ap_pwr_type;
 	qdf_mem_copy(he_op, &session->he_op, sizeof(*he_op));
 
 	he_op->present = 1;
@@ -6379,8 +6380,8 @@ populate_dot11f_he_operation(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 					      session->curr_op_freq);
 		he_op->oper_info_6g.info.dup_bcon = 0;
 		he_op->oper_info_6g.info.min_rate = 0;
-		he_op->oper_info_6g.info.reg_info =
-				wlan_reg_decide_6g_ap_pwr_type(mac_ctx->pdev);
+		wlan_reg_get_cur_6g_ap_pwr_type(mac_ctx->pdev, &ap_pwr_type);
+		he_op->oper_info_6g.info.reg_info = ap_pwr_type;
 	}
 	lim_log_he_op(mac_ctx, he_op, session);