diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_sme_req_messages.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_sme_req_messages.c
index a19e6c5a5e9b..ee62f66beca7 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_sme_req_messages.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_sme_req_messages.c
@@ -4998,7 +4998,8 @@ static void lim_process_sme_channel_change_request(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 		 ch_change_req->dot11mode);
 
 	if (IS_DOT11_MODE_HE(ch_change_req->dot11mode) &&
-	    lim_is_session_he_capable(session_entry)) {
+		((QDF_MONITOR_MODE == session_entry->opmode) ||
+		lim_is_session_he_capable(session_entry))) {
 		lim_update_session_he_capable_chan_switch
 			(mac_ctx, session_entry, target_freq);
 	} else if (wlan_reg_is_6ghz_chan_freq(target_freq)) {