diff --git a/src/common/privsep_commands.h b/src/common/privsep_commands.h
index 858b51d38..4dc34c4ad 100644
--- a/src/common/privsep_commands.h
+++ b/src/common/privsep_commands.h
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ struct privsep_cmd_associate
 	u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN];
 	u8 ssid[32];
 	size_t ssid_len;
+	int hwmode;
 	int freq;
+	int channel;
 	int pairwise_suite;
 	int group_suite;
 	int key_mgmt_suite;
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_privsep.c b/src/drivers/driver_privsep.c
index ed88e71c3..a677ad65e 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_privsep.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_privsep.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static int wpa_driver_privsep_associate(
 
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "%s: priv=%p freq=%d pairwise_suite=%d "
 		   "group_suite=%d key_mgmt_suite=%d auth_alg=%d mode=%d",
-		   __func__, priv, params->freq, params->pairwise_suite,
+		   __func__, priv, params->freq.freq, params->pairwise_suite,
 		   params->group_suite, params->key_mgmt_suite,
 		   params->auth_alg, params->mode);
 
@@ -241,7 +241,9 @@ static int wpa_driver_privsep_associate(
 		os_memcpy(data->bssid, params->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
 	os_memcpy(data->ssid, params->ssid, params->ssid_len);
 	data->ssid_len = params->ssid_len;
-	data->freq = params->freq;
+	data->hwmode = params->freq.mode;
+	data->freq = params->freq.freq;
+	data->channel = params->freq.channel;
 	data->pairwise_suite = params->pairwise_suite;
 	data->group_suite = params->group_suite;
 	data->key_mgmt_suite = params->key_mgmt_suite;
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_priv.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_priv.c
index 5426177a5..193ea6cb7 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_priv.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_priv.c
@@ -202,7 +202,9 @@ static void wpa_priv_cmd_associate(struct wpa_priv_interface *iface,
 	if (assoc->ssid_len > 32)
 		return;
 	params.ssid_len = assoc->ssid_len;
-	params.freq = assoc->freq;
+	params.freq.mode = assoc->hwmode;
+	params.freq.freq = assoc->freq;
+	params.freq.channel = assoc->channel;
 	if (assoc->wpa_ie_len) {
 		params.wpa_ie = (u8 *) (assoc + 1);
 		params.wpa_ie_len = assoc->wpa_ie_len;