diff --git a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
index bae827caf..2f581be0b 100644
--- a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -2772,7 +2772,7 @@ static int hostapd_ctrl_iface_chan_switch(struct hostapd_iface *iface,
 	if (iface->cac_started) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
 			   "CAC is in progress - switching channel without CSA");
-		return hostapd_force_channel_switch(iface, settings);
+		return hostapd_force_channel_switch(iface, &settings);
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < iface->num_bss; i++) {
diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.c b/src/ap/hostapd.c
index f97311587..7d924893f 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.c
@@ -4564,15 +4564,15 @@ int hostapd_switch_channel(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 
 
 int hostapd_force_channel_switch(struct hostapd_iface *iface,
-				 struct csa_settings settings)
+				 struct csa_settings *settings)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (!settings.freq_params.channel) {
+	if (!settings->freq_params.channel) {
 		/* Check if the new channel is supported */
-		settings.freq_params.channel = hostapd_hw_get_channel(
-			iface->bss[0], settings.freq_params.freq);
-		if (!settings.freq_params.channel)
+		settings->freq_params.channel = hostapd_hw_get_channel(
+			iface->bss[0], settings->freq_params.freq);
+		if (!settings->freq_params.channel)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -4582,9 +4582,9 @@ int hostapd_force_channel_switch(struct hostapd_iface *iface,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	hostapd_chan_switch_config(iface->bss[0], &settings.freq_params);
+	hostapd_chan_switch_config(iface->bss[0], &settings->freq_params);
 	ret = hostapd_change_config_freq(iface->bss[0], iface->conf,
-					 &settings.freq_params, NULL);
+					 &settings->freq_params, NULL);
 	if (ret) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
 			   "Failed to set the new channel in config");
diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.h b/src/ap/hostapd.h
index dddefb593..7e72863af 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.h
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.h
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ void hostapd_chan_switch_config(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 int hostapd_switch_channel(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 			   struct csa_settings *settings);
 int hostapd_force_channel_switch(struct hostapd_iface *iface,
-				 struct csa_settings settings);
+				 struct csa_settings *settings);
 void
 hostapd_switch_channel_fallback(struct hostapd_iface *iface,
 				const struct hostapd_freq_params *freq_params);