diff --git a/core/sme/inc/sme_inside.h b/core/sme/inc/sme_inside.h
index dcb67840fc4e..5ce328236c7e 100644
--- a/core/sme/inc/sme_inside.h
+++ b/core/sme/inc/sme_inside.h
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void csr_reinit_wm_status_change_cmd(struct mac_context *mac,
 				     tSmeCmd *pCommand);
 QDF_STATUS csr_roam_send_set_key_cmd(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 		uint32_t session_id, struct setkey_cmd *set_key_cmd);
-QDF_STATUS csr_is_valid_channel(struct mac_context *mac, uint8_t chnNum);
+QDF_STATUS csr_is_valid_channel(struct mac_context *mac, uint32_t freq);
 
 QDF_STATUS sme_acquire_global_lock(struct sme_context *sme);
 QDF_STATUS sme_release_global_lock(struct sme_context *sme);
diff --git a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
index 88072d9b4626..f4122b9a3f06 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
@@ -3204,7 +3204,7 @@ void csr_prune_channel_list_for_mode(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 }
 
 #define INFRA_AP_DEFAULT_CHAN_FREQ 2437
-QDF_STATUS csr_is_valid_channel(struct mac_context *mac, uint8_t chnNum)
+QDF_STATUS csr_is_valid_channel(struct mac_context *mac, uint32_t freq)
 {
 	uint8_t index = 0;
 	QDF_STATUS status = QDF_STATUS_E_NOSUPPORT;
@@ -3213,7 +3213,7 @@ QDF_STATUS csr_is_valid_channel(struct mac_context *mac, uint8_t chnNum)
 	for (index = 0; index < mac->scan.base_channels.numChannels;
 	     index++) {
 		if (mac->scan.base_channels.channel_freq_list[index] ==
-				wlan_reg_chan_to_freq(mac->pdev, chnNum)) {
+				freq){
 			status = QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -3221,7 +3221,7 @@ QDF_STATUS csr_is_valid_channel(struct mac_context *mac, uint8_t chnNum)
 
 	if (QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS != status) {
 		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_SME, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
-			 FL("channel %d is not available"), chnNum);
+			 FL("freq %d is not available"), freq);
 	}
 
 	return status;
@@ -14540,8 +14540,7 @@ QDF_STATUS csr_roam_issue_start_bss(struct mac_context *mac, uint32_t sessionId,
 	pParam->ApUapsdEnable = pProfile->ApUapsdEnable;
 	pParam->ssidHidden = pProfile->SSIDs.SSIDList[0].ssidHidden;
 	if (CSR_IS_INFRA_AP(pProfile) && (pParam->operation_chan_freq != 0)) {
-		if (csr_is_valid_channel(mac, wlan_reg_freq_to_chan(mac->pdev,
-								    pParam->operation_chan_freq)) !=
+		if (csr_is_valid_channel(mac, pParam->operation_chan_freq) !=
 		    QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 			pParam->operation_chan_freq = INFRA_AP_DEFAULT_CHAN_FREQ;
 			pParam->ch_params.ch_width = CH_WIDTH_20MHZ;