diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index e2b4d893ce56..9332e403d936 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -8288,6 +8288,12 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_connect(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 				       struct cfg80211_connect_params *req)
 {
 	int status;
+	u16 channel;
+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 15, 0))
+	const u8 *bssid_hint = req->bssid_hint;
+#else
+	const u8 *bssid_hint = NULL;
+#endif
 	hdd_adapter_t *pAdapter = WLAN_HDD_GET_PRIV_PTR(ndev);
 	hdd_context_t *pHddCtx;
 
@@ -8359,31 +8365,13 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_connect(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		return status;
 	}
 
-	if (req->channel) {
-		status = wlan_hdd_cfg80211_connect_start(pAdapter, req->ssid,
-							 req->ssid_len,
-							 req->bssid,
-#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 15, 0)) || \
-		defined(CFG80211_BSSID_HINT_BACKPORT)
-							 req->bssid_hint,
-#else
-							 NULL,
-#endif
-							 req->channel->
-							 hw_value);
-	} else {
-		status = wlan_hdd_cfg80211_connect_start(pAdapter, req->ssid,
-							 req->ssid_len,
-							 req->bssid,
-#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 15, 0)) || \
-		defined(CFG80211_BSSID_HINT_BACKPORT)
-							 req->bssid_hint,
-#else
-							 NULL,
-#endif
-							 0);
-	}
-
+	if (req->channel)
+		channel = req->channel->hw_value;
+	else
+		channel = 0;
+	status = wlan_hdd_cfg80211_connect_start(pAdapter, req->ssid,
+						 req->ssid_len, req->bssid,
+						 bssid_hint, channel);
 	if (0 > status) {
 		hddLog(LOGE, FL("connect failed"));
 		return status;