diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_rsp_messages.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_rsp_messages.c
index 401b0159b161..a22afa4f8e2c 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_rsp_messages.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_rsp_messages.c
@@ -2848,6 +2848,7 @@ void lim_process_switch_channel_rsp(struct mac_context *mac,
 	QDF_STATUS status;
 	uint16_t channelChangeReasonCode;
 	struct pe_session *pe_session;
+	struct wlan_channel *vdev_chan;
 	/* we need to process the deferred message since the initiating req. there might be nested request. */
 	/* in the case of nested request the new request initiated from the response will take care of resetting */
 	/* the deffered flag. */
@@ -2865,6 +2866,18 @@ void lim_process_switch_channel_rsp(struct mac_context *mac,
 	pe_session->chainMask = rsp->chain_mask;
 	pe_session->smpsMode = rsp->smps_mode;
 	pe_session->channelChangeReasonCode = 0xBAD;
+
+	vdev_chan = wlan_vdev_mlme_get_des_chan(pe_session->vdev);
+
+	if (WLAN_REG_IS_24GHZ_CH_FREQ(vdev_chan->ch_freq)) {
+		if (vdev_chan->ch_phymode == WLAN_PHYMODE_11B)
+			pe_session->nwType = eSIR_11B_NW_TYPE;
+		else
+			pe_session->nwType = eSIR_11G_NW_TYPE;
+	} else {
+		pe_session->nwType = eSIR_11A_NW_TYPE;
+	}
+	pe_debug("new network type for peer: %d", pe_session->nwType);
 	switch (channelChangeReasonCode) {
 	case LIM_SWITCH_CHANNEL_REASSOC:
 		lim_process_switch_channel_re_assoc_req(mac, pe_session, status);