diff --git a/components/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_pcl.c b/components/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_pcl.c
index e0bcc6dacbf2..f9dee88e23f7 100644
--- a/components/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_pcl.c
+++ b/components/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_pcl.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS policy_mgr_skip_dfs_ch(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 					 bool *skip_dfs_channel)
 {
 	bool sta_sap_scc_on_dfs_chan;
-	bool dfs_master_capable = true;
+	bool dfs_master_capable;
 	QDF_STATUS status;
 
 	status = ucfg_mlme_get_dfs_master_capability(psoc,
@@ -355,21 +355,19 @@ static QDF_STATUS policy_mgr_skip_dfs_ch(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 		policy_mgr_debug("skip DFS ch for SAP/Go dfs master cap %d",
 				 dfs_master_capable);
 		*skip_dfs_channel = true;
+		return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
-	if (!*skip_dfs_channel) {
-		sta_sap_scc_on_dfs_chan =
-			policy_mgr_is_sta_sap_scc_allowed_on_dfs_chan(psoc);
-		if ((policy_mgr_mode_specific_connection_count(psoc,
-							       PM_STA_MODE,
-							       NULL) > 0) &&
-		    !sta_sap_scc_on_dfs_chan) {
-			policy_mgr_debug("SAP/Go skips DFS ch if sta connects");
-			*skip_dfs_channel = true;
-		}
+	sta_sap_scc_on_dfs_chan =
+		policy_mgr_is_sta_sap_scc_allowed_on_dfs_chan(psoc);
+	if ((policy_mgr_mode_specific_connection_count(psoc, PM_STA_MODE,
+						       NULL) > 0) &&
+	    !sta_sap_scc_on_dfs_chan) {
+		policy_mgr_debug("SAP/Go skips DFS ch if sta connects");
+		*skip_dfs_channel = true;
 	}
 
-	return status;
+	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /**