diff --git a/core/wma/inc/wma.h b/core/wma/inc/wma.h
index 63d4eb3b029c..b27a8bc9201c 100644
--- a/core/wma/inc/wma.h
+++ b/core/wma/inc/wma.h
@@ -2482,6 +2482,14 @@ void wma_vdev_clear_pause_bit(uint8_t vdev_id, wmi_tx_pause_type bit_pos)
 	iface->pause_bitmap &= ~(1 << bit_pos);
 }
 
+/**
+ * chanmode_to_chanwidth() - get channel width through channel mode
+ * @chanmode:   channel phy mode
+ *
+ * Return: channel width
+ */
+wmi_channel_width chanmode_to_chanwidth(WLAN_PHY_MODE chanmode);
+
 /**
  * wma_process_roaming_config() - process roam request
  * @wma_handle: wma handle
diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c b/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
index cec559a2b33e..bb8a4a14dd14 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ static const wmi_channel_width mode_to_width[MODE_MAX] = {
  *
  * Return: channel width
  */
-static wmi_channel_width chanmode_to_chanwidth(WLAN_PHY_MODE chanmode)
+wmi_channel_width chanmode_to_chanwidth(WLAN_PHY_MODE chanmode)
 {
 	wmi_channel_width chan_width;
 
diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_mgmt.c b/core/wma/src/wma_mgmt.c
index 88c566eea7d2..40c200488b7e 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_mgmt.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_mgmt.c
@@ -2967,8 +2967,19 @@ int wma_mgmt_tx_bundle_completion_handler(void *handle, uint8_t *buf,
 void wma_process_update_opmode(tp_wma_handle wma_handle,
 			       tUpdateVHTOpMode *update_vht_opmode)
 {
-	WMA_LOGD("%s: opMode = %d", __func__, update_vht_opmode->opMode);
+	struct wma_txrx_node *iface;
+	wmi_channel_width ch_width;
 
+	iface = &wma_handle->interfaces[update_vht_opmode->smesessionId];
+	ch_width = chanmode_to_chanwidth(iface->chanmode);
+
+	if (ch_width < update_vht_opmode->opMode) {
+		WMA_LOGE("%s: Invalid peer bw update %d, self bw %d",
+				__func__, update_vht_opmode->opMode,
+				ch_width);
+		return;
+	}
+	WMA_LOGD("%s: opMode = %d", __func__, update_vht_opmode->opMode);
 	wma_set_peer_param(wma_handle, update_vht_opmode->peer_mac,
 			   WMI_PEER_CHWIDTH, update_vht_opmode->opMode,
 			   update_vht_opmode->smesessionId);