diff --git a/src/drivers/driver.h b/src/drivers/driver.h
index 905bc72f7..2c0c68505 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver.h
+++ b/src/drivers/driver.h
@@ -1048,10 +1048,9 @@ struct wpa_driver_mesh_join_params {
 	const int *basic_rates;
 	const u8 *ies;
 	int ie_len;
-	int freq;
+	struct hostapd_freq_params freq;
 	int beacon_int;
 	int max_peer_links;
-	enum ht_mode ht_mode;
 	struct wpa_driver_mesh_bss_params conf;
 #define WPA_DRIVER_MESH_FLAG_USER_MPM	0x00000001
 #define WPA_DRIVER_MESH_FLAG_DRIVER_MPM	0x00000002
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 40e4df8b6..ea903d592 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -7804,43 +7804,9 @@ wpa_driver_nl80211_join_mesh(void *priv,
 
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: mesh join (ifindex=%d)", drv->ifindex);
 	msg = nl80211_drv_msg(drv, 0, NL80211_CMD_JOIN_MESH);
-	if (!msg)
-		goto fail;
-	if (params->freq) {
-		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "  * freq=%d", params->freq);
-		if (nla_put_u32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ, params->freq))
-			goto fail;
-	}
-
-	if (params->ht_mode) {
-		unsigned int ht_value;
-		char *ht_mode = "";
-
-		switch (params->ht_mode) {
-		default:
-		case CHAN_NO_HT:
-			ht_value = NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
-			ht_mode = "NOHT";
-			break;
-		case CHAN_HT20:
-			ht_value = NL80211_CHAN_HT20;
-			ht_mode = "HT20";
-			break;
-		case CHAN_HT40PLUS:
-			ht_value = NL80211_CHAN_HT40PLUS;
-			ht_mode = "HT40+";
-			break;
-		case CHAN_HT40MINUS:
-			ht_value = NL80211_CHAN_HT40MINUS;
-			ht_mode = "HT40-";
-			break;
-		}
-		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "  * ht_mode=%s", ht_mode);
-		if (nla_put_u32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_CHANNEL_TYPE, ht_value))
-			goto fail;
-	}
-
-	if (nl80211_put_basic_rates(msg, params->basic_rates))
+	if (!msg ||
+	    nl80211_put_freq_params(msg, &params->freq) ||
+	    nl80211_put_basic_rates(msg, params->basic_rates))
 		goto fail;
 
 	if (params->meshid) {
@@ -7905,7 +7871,7 @@ wpa_driver_nl80211_join_mesh(void *priv,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 	ret = 0;
-	bss->freq = params->freq;
+	bss->freq = params->freq.freq;
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: mesh join request send successfully");
 
 fail:
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c b/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c
index 8c5713f9d..6d3c19a85 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c
@@ -320,14 +320,26 @@ int wpa_supplicant_join_mesh(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	params.meshid_len = ssid->ssid_len;
 	params.freq = ssid->frequency;
 	wpa_s->mesh_ht_enabled = ssid->mesh_ht_mode > CHAN_NO_HT;
+	switch (ssid->mesh_ht_mode) {
+	case CHAN_HT20:
+		params.freq.ht_enabled = 1;
+		break;
+	case CHAN_HT40PLUS:
+		params.freq.ht_enabled = 1;
+		params.freq.sec_channel_offset = 1;
+		break;
+	case CHAN_HT40MINUS:
+		params.freq.ht_enabled = 1;
+		params.freq.sec_channel_offset = -1;
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
 	if (ssid->beacon_int > 0)
 		params.beacon_int = ssid->beacon_int;
 	else if (wpa_s->conf->beacon_int > 0)
 		params.beacon_int = wpa_s->conf->beacon_int;
 	params.max_peer_links = wpa_s->conf->max_peer_links;
-#ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211N
-	params.ht_mode = ssid->mesh_ht_mode;
-#endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211N */
 
 	if (ssid->key_mgmt & WPA_KEY_MGMT_SAE) {
 		params.flags |= WPA_DRIVER_MESH_FLAG_SAE_AUTH;