diff --git a/umac/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_action.c b/umac/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_action.c
index 84d4c67d1410..0e5f64b55b00 100644
--- a/umac/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_action.c
+++ b/umac/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_action.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ QDF_STATUS policy_mgr_next_actions(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 		if (!policy_mgr_is_hw_sbs_capable(psoc)) {
 			/* No action */
 			policy_mgr_notice("firmware is not sbs capable");
-			return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+			return QDF_STATUS_E_NOSUPPORT;
 		}
 		/* check if current mode is already SBS nothing to be
 		 * done