diff --git a/umac/scan/core/src/wlan_scan_cache_db.c b/umac/scan/core/src/wlan_scan_cache_db.c
index 12321be5e867..2d470f646c57 100644
--- a/umac/scan/core/src/wlan_scan_cache_db.c
+++ b/umac/scan/core/src/wlan_scan_cache_db.c
@@ -1517,9 +1517,7 @@ QDF_STATUS scm_scan_update_mlme_by_bssinfo(struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev,
 		entry = cur_node->entry;
 		if (qdf_is_macaddr_equal(&bss_info->bssid, &entry->bssid) &&
 			(util_is_ssid_match(&bss_info->ssid, &entry->ssid)) &&
-			(bss_info->chan == wlan_reg_freq_to_chan(
-						pdev,
-						entry->channel.chan_freq))) {
+			(bss_info->freq == entry->channel.chan_freq)) {
 			/* Acquire db lock to prevent simultaneous update */
 			qdf_spin_lock_bh(&scan_db->scan_db_lock);
 			qdf_mem_copy(&entry->mlme_info, mlme,
diff --git a/umac/scan/dispatcher/inc/wlan_scan_public_structs.h b/umac/scan/dispatcher/inc/wlan_scan_public_structs.h
index a8ec3c05dec6..dda691c2cdf7 100644
--- a/umac/scan/dispatcher/inc/wlan_scan_public_structs.h
+++ b/umac/scan/dispatcher/inc/wlan_scan_public_structs.h
@@ -240,12 +240,12 @@ struct mlme_info {
 
 /**
  * struct bss_info - information required to uniquely define a bss
- * @chan: bss operating primary channel index
+ * @freq: freq of operating primary channel
  * @ssid: ssid of bss
  * @bssid: bssid of bss
  */
 struct bss_info {
-	uint8_t chan;
+	uint32_t freq;
 	struct wlan_ssid ssid;
 	struct qdf_mac_addr bssid;
 };