diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index fbf11847047f..a42de08ab774 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -13796,6 +13796,9 @@ static int hdd_update_scan_config(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 		hdd_err("failed pmo psoc configuration");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	ucfg_scan_set_global_config(
+		psoc, SCAN_CFG_DROP_BCN_ON_CHANNEL_MISMATCH,
+		cfg_get(psoc, CFG_DROP_BCN_ON_CHANNEL_MISMATCH));
 
 	return 0;
 }