diff --git a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
index 6c2897b9dc66..2271112132d4 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
@@ -902,9 +902,9 @@ scan_list_sort_error:
 #ifdef QCA_WIFI_NAPIER_EMULATION
 #define SCAN_CHAN_LIST_5G_LEN 6
 #define SCAN_CHAN_LIST_2G_LEN 3
-static const uint8_t
+static const uint16_t
 csr_scan_chan_list_5g[SCAN_CHAN_LIST_5G_LEN] = { 5180, 5220, 5260, 5280, 5700, 5745 };
-static const uint8_t
+static const uint16_t
 csr_scan_chan_list_2g[SCAN_CHAN_LIST_2G_LEN] = { 2412, 2437, 2462 };
 static QDF_STATUS csr_emu_chan_req(uint32_t channel)
 {