diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index e7ec3a87528c..3c5cd5e6ad03 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -16742,8 +16742,7 @@ const struct wiphy_vendor_command hdd_wiphy_vendor_commands[] = {
 		.info.vendor_id = QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_ID,
 		.info.subcmd = QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_SUBCMD_USABLE_CHANNELS,
 		.flags = WIPHY_VENDOR_CMD_NEED_WDEV |
-			WIPHY_VENDOR_CMD_NEED_NETDEV |
-			WIPHY_VENDOR_CMD_NEED_RUNNING,
+			WIPHY_VENDOR_CMD_NEED_NETDEV,
 		.doit = wlan_hdd_cfg80211_get_usable_channel,
 		vendor_command_policy(get_usable_channel_policy,
 				      QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_MAX)