diff --git a/src/drivers/driver.h b/src/drivers/driver.h
index 9595b9d3e..6af72943a 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver.h
+++ b/src/drivers/driver.h
@@ -411,6 +411,25 @@ enum wps_mode {
 			  */
 };
 
+struct hostapd_freq_params {
+	int mode;
+	int freq;
+	int channel;
+	/* for HT */
+	int ht_enabled;
+	int sec_channel_offset; /* 0 = HT40 disabled, -1 = HT40 enabled,
+				 * secondary channel below primary, 1 = HT40
+				 * enabled, secondary channel above primary */
+
+	/* for VHT */
+	int vht_enabled;
+
+	/* valid for both HT and VHT, center_freq2 is non-zero
+	 * only for bandwidth 80 and an 80+80 channel */
+	int center_freq1, center_freq2;
+	int bandwidth;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct wpa_driver_associate_params - Association parameters
  * Data for struct wpa_driver_ops::associate().
@@ -443,11 +462,9 @@ struct wpa_driver_associate_params {
 	size_t ssid_len;
 
 	/**
-	 * freq - Frequency of the channel the selected AP is using
-	 * Frequency that the selected AP is using (in MHz as
-	 * reported in the scan results)
+	 * freq - channel parameters
 	 */
-	int freq;
+	struct hostapd_freq_params freq;
 
 	/**
 	 * freq_hint - Frequency of the channel the proposed AP is using
@@ -1091,25 +1108,6 @@ struct hostapd_sta_add_params {
 	size_t supp_oper_classes_len;
 };
 
-struct hostapd_freq_params {
-	int mode;
-	int freq;
-	int channel;
-	/* for HT */
-	int ht_enabled;
-	int sec_channel_offset; /* 0 = HT40 disabled, -1 = HT40 enabled,
-				 * secondary channel below primary, 1 = HT40
-				 * enabled, secondary channel above primary */
-
-	/* for VHT */
-	int vht_enabled;
-
-	/* valid for both HT and VHT, center_freq2 is non-zero
-	 * only for bandwidth 80 and an 80+80 channel */
-	int center_freq1, center_freq2;
-	int bandwidth;
-};
-
 struct mac_address {
 	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
 };
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 88ec88bf1..d0304743f 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ static void wpa_driver_nl80211_scan_timeout(void *eloop_ctx,
 					    void *timeout_ctx);
 static int wpa_driver_nl80211_set_mode(struct i802_bss *bss,
 				       enum nl80211_iftype nlmode);
-static int wpa_driver_nl80211_set_mode_ibss(struct i802_bss *bss, int freq);
+static int wpa_driver_nl80211_set_mode_ibss(struct i802_bss *bss,
+					    struct hostapd_freq_params *freq);
 
 static int
 wpa_driver_nl80211_finish_drv_init(struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv,
@@ -8681,9 +8682,6 @@ static int wpa_driver_nl80211_ap(struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv,
 				 struct wpa_driver_associate_params *params)
 {
 	enum nl80211_iftype nlmode, old_mode;
-	struct hostapd_freq_params freq = {
-		.freq = params->freq,
-	};
 
 	if (params->p2p) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Setup AP operations for P2P "
@@ -8698,7 +8696,7 @@ static int wpa_driver_nl80211_ap(struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (nl80211_set_channel(drv->first_bss, &freq, 0)) {
+	if (nl80211_set_channel(drv->first_bss, &params->freq, 0)) {
 		if (old_mode != nlmode)
 			wpa_driver_nl80211_set_mode(drv->first_bss, old_mode);
 		nl80211_remove_monitor_interface(drv);
@@ -8752,7 +8750,7 @@ static int wpa_driver_nl80211_ibss(struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv,
 
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Join IBSS (ifindex=%d)", drv->ifindex);
 
-	if (wpa_driver_nl80211_set_mode_ibss(drv->first_bss, params->freq)) {
+	if (wpa_driver_nl80211_set_mode_ibss(drv->first_bss, &params->freq)) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_INFO, "nl80211: Failed to set interface into "
 			   "IBSS mode");
 		return -1;
@@ -8776,8 +8774,16 @@ retry:
 	os_memcpy(drv->ssid, params->ssid, params->ssid_len);
 	drv->ssid_len = params->ssid_len;
 
-	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "  * freq=%d", params->freq);
-	NLA_PUT_U32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ, params->freq);
+	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "  * freq=%d", params->freq.freq);
+	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "  * ht_enabled=%d", params->freq.ht_enabled);
+	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "  * sec_channel_offset=%d",
+		   params->freq.sec_channel_offset);
+	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "  * vht_enabled=%d", params->freq.vht_enabled);
+	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "  * center_freq1=%d", params->freq.center_freq1);
+	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "  * center_freq2=%d", params->freq.center_freq2);
+	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "  * bandwidth=%d", params->freq.bandwidth);
+	if (nl80211_put_freq_params(msg, &params->freq) < 0)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
 
 	if (params->beacon_int > 0) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "  * beacon_int=%d", params->beacon_int);
@@ -8855,10 +8861,10 @@ static int nl80211_connect_common(struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv,
 			params->bssid_hint);
 	}
 
-	if (params->freq) {
-		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "  * freq=%d", params->freq);
-		NLA_PUT_U32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ, params->freq);
-		drv->assoc_freq = params->freq;
+	if (params->freq.freq) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "  * freq=%d", params->freq.freq);
+		NLA_PUT_U32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ, params->freq.freq);
+		drv->assoc_freq = params->freq.freq;
 	} else
 		drv->assoc_freq = 0;
 
@@ -9349,13 +9355,11 @@ static int wpa_driver_nl80211_set_mode(struct i802_bss *bss,
 }
 
 
-static int wpa_driver_nl80211_set_mode_ibss(struct i802_bss *bss, int freq)
+static int wpa_driver_nl80211_set_mode_ibss(struct i802_bss *bss,
+					    struct hostapd_freq_params *freq)
 {
-	struct hostapd_freq_params freq_params;
-	os_memset(&freq_params, 0, sizeof(freq_params));
-	freq_params.freq = freq;
 	return wpa_driver_nl80211_set_mode_impl(bss, NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC,
-						&freq_params);
+						freq);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_test.c b/src/drivers/driver_test.c
index 3608b5228..66edfa73a 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_test.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_test.c
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ static int wpa_driver_test_associate(
 	struct wpa_driver_test_data *drv = dbss->drv;
 	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);
 	wpa_driver_update_mode(drv, params->mode == IEEE80211_MODE_AP);
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_wext.c b/src/drivers/driver_wext.c
index 459ac4816..1b3a757b1 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_wext.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_wext.c
@@ -2119,7 +2119,8 @@ int wpa_driver_wext_associate(void *priv,
 	if (wpa_driver_wext_set_auth_param(drv, IW_AUTH_MFP, value) < 0)
 		ret = -1;
 #endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211W */
-	if (params->freq && wpa_driver_wext_set_freq(drv, params->freq) < 0)
+	if (params->freq.freq &&
+	    wpa_driver_wext_set_freq(drv, params->freq.freq) < 0)
 		ret = -1;
 	if (!drv->cfg80211 &&
 	    wpa_driver_wext_set_ssid(drv, params->ssid, params->ssid_len) < 0)
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ap.c b/wpa_supplicant/ap.c
index f9aa8078c..7c9349883 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ap.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ap.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ int wpa_supplicant_create_ap(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	}
 	if (ssid->frequency == 0)
 		ssid->frequency = 2462; /* default channel 11 */
-	params.freq = ssid->frequency;
+	params.freq.freq = ssid->frequency;
 
 	params.wpa_proto = ssid->proto;
 	if (ssid->key_mgmt & WPA_KEY_MGMT_PSK)
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/sme.c b/wpa_supplicant/sme.c
index e4f2d123e..36b4f87ed 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/sme.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/sme.c
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ void sme_associate(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, enum wpas_mode mode,
 	params.bssid = bssid;
 	params.ssid = wpa_s->sme.ssid;
 	params.ssid_len = wpa_s->sme.ssid_len;
-	params.freq = wpa_s->sme.freq;
+	params.freq.freq = wpa_s->sme.freq;
 	params.bg_scan_period = wpa_s->current_ssid ?
 		wpa_s->current_ssid->bg_scan_period : -1;
 	params.wpa_ie = wpa_s->sme.assoc_req_ie_len ?
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ void sme_associate(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s, enum wpas_mode mode,
 	wpa_msg(wpa_s, MSG_INFO, "Trying to associate with " MACSTR
 		" (SSID='%s' freq=%d MHz)", MAC2STR(params.bssid),
 		params.ssid ? wpa_ssid_txt(params.ssid, params.ssid_len) : "",
-		params.freq);
+		params.freq.freq);
 
 	wpa_supplicant_set_state(wpa_s, WPA_ASSOCIATING);
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
index 30d554041..3c1d9ec12 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ static void wpas_start_assoc_cb(struct wpa_radio_work *work, int deinit)
 				   MAC2STR(bss->bssid), bss->freq,
 				   ssid->bssid_set);
 			params.bssid = bss->bssid;
-			params.freq = bss->freq;
+			params.freq.freq = bss->freq;
 		}
 		params.bssid_hint = bss->bssid;
 		params.freq_hint = bss->freq;
@@ -1851,8 +1851,8 @@ static void wpas_start_assoc_cb(struct wpa_radio_work *work, int deinit)
 	}
 
 	if (ssid->mode == WPAS_MODE_IBSS && ssid->frequency > 0 &&
-	    params.freq == 0)
-		params.freq = ssid->frequency; /* Initial channel for IBSS */
+	    params.freq.freq == 0)
+		params.freq.freq = ssid->frequency;
 
 	if (ssid->mode == WPAS_MODE_IBSS) {
 		if (ssid->beacon_int)
@@ -1936,13 +1936,12 @@ static void wpas_start_assoc_cb(struct wpa_radio_work *work, int deinit)
 	if (wpa_s->num_multichan_concurrent < 2) {
 		int freq, num;
 		num = get_shared_radio_freqs(wpa_s, &freq, 1);
-		if (num > 0 && freq > 0 && freq != params.freq) {
+		if (num > 0 && freq > 0 && freq != params.freq.freq) {
 			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
 				   "Assoc conflicting freq found (%d != %d)",
-				   freq, params.freq);
-			if (wpas_p2p_handle_frequency_conflicts(wpa_s,
-								params.freq,
-								ssid) < 0)
+				   freq, params.freq.freq);
+			if (wpas_p2p_handle_frequency_conflicts(
+				    wpa_s, params.freq.freq, ssid) < 0)
 				return;
 		}
 	}