diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.c b/src/ap/hostapd.c
index a8ba207de..99d10bea9 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include "hs20.h"
 #include "airtime_policy.h"
 #include "wpa_auth_kay.h"
+#include "hw_features.h"
 
 
 static int hostapd_flush_old_stations(struct hostapd_data *hapd, u16 reason);
@@ -3775,6 +3776,7 @@ static int hostapd_change_config_freq(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 	if (!channel)
 		return -1;
 
+	hostapd_determine_mode(hapd->iface);
 	mode = hapd->iface->current_mode;
 
 	/* if a pointer to old_params is provided we save previous state */
diff --git a/src/ap/hw_features.c b/src/ap/hw_features.c
index 26f8974ba..7d899f50d 100644
--- a/src/ap/hw_features.c
+++ b/src/ap/hw_features.c
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ static bool skip_mode(struct hostapd_iface *iface,
 }
 
 
-static void hostapd_determine_mode(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
+void hostapd_determine_mode(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
 {
 	int i;
 	enum hostapd_hw_mode target_mode;
diff --git a/src/ap/hw_features.h b/src/ap/hw_features.h
index ad0ddf7ff..092941f77 100644
--- a/src/ap/hw_features.h
+++ b/src/ap/hw_features.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ int hostapd_prepare_rates(struct hostapd_iface *iface,
 void hostapd_stop_setup_timers(struct hostapd_iface *iface);
 int hostapd_hw_skip_mode(struct hostapd_iface *iface,
 			 struct hostapd_hw_modes *mode);
+void hostapd_determine_mode(struct hostapd_iface *iface);
 #else /* NEED_AP_MLME */
 static inline void
 hostapd_free_hw_features(struct hostapd_hw_modes *hw_features,
@@ -91,6 +92,10 @@ static inline int hostapd_check_he_6ghz_capab(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline void hostapd_determine_mode(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
+{
+}
+
 #endif /* NEED_AP_MLME */
 
 #endif /* HW_FEATURES_H */