diff --git a/src/common/hw_features_common.c b/src/common/hw_features_common.c
index 4f1c4935a..f6c67a375 100644
--- a/src/common/hw_features_common.c
+++ b/src/common/hw_features_common.c
@@ -475,7 +475,67 @@ int hostapd_set_freq_params(struct hostapd_freq_params *data,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (data->vht_enabled) switch (oper_chwidth) {
+	if (data->he_enabled) switch (oper_chwidth) {
+	case CHANWIDTH_USE_HT:
+		if (mode == HOSTAPD_MODE_IEEE80211G && sec_channel_offset) {
+			if (!(he_cap->phy_cap[HE_PHYCAP_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_IDX] &
+			      HE_PHYCAP_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_40MHZ_IN_2G)) {
+				wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR,
+					   "40 MHz channel width is not supported in 2.4 GHz");
+				return -1;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+		/* fall through */
+	case CHANWIDTH_80MHZ:
+		if (mode == HOSTAPD_MODE_IEEE80211A) {
+			if (!(he_cap->phy_cap[HE_PHYCAP_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_IDX] &
+			      HE_PHYCAP_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_40MHZ_80MHZ_IN_5G)) {
+				wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR,
+					   "40/80 MHz channel width is not supported in 5/6 GHz");
+				return -1;
+			}
+		}
+		break;
+	case CHANWIDTH_80P80MHZ:
+		if (!(he_cap->phy_cap[HE_PHYCAP_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_IDX] &
+		      HE_PHYCAP_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_80PLUS80MHZ_IN_5G)) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR,
+				   "80+80 MHz channel width is not supported in 5/6 GHz");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		break;
+	case CHANWIDTH_160MHZ:
+		if (!(he_cap->phy_cap[HE_PHYCAP_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_IDX] &
+		      HE_PHYCAP_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_160MHZ_IN_5G)) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR,
+				   "160 MHz channel width is not supported in 5 / 6GHz");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		break;
+	} else if (data->vht_enabled) switch (oper_chwidth) {
+	case CHANWIDTH_USE_HT:
+		break;
+	case CHANWIDTH_80P80MHZ:
+		if (!(vht_caps & VHT_CAP_SUPP_CHAN_WIDTH_160_80PLUS80MHZ)) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR,
+				   "80+80 channel width is not supported!");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		/* fall through */
+	case CHANWIDTH_80MHZ:
+		break;
+	case CHANWIDTH_160MHZ:
+		if (!(vht_caps & (VHT_CAP_SUPP_CHAN_WIDTH_160MHZ |
+				  VHT_CAP_SUPP_CHAN_WIDTH_160_80PLUS80MHZ))) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR,
+				   "160 MHz channel width is not supported!");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (data->he_enabled || data->vht_enabled) switch (oper_chwidth) {
 	case CHANWIDTH_USE_HT:
 		if (center_segment1 ||
 		    (center_segment0 != 0 &&
@@ -484,11 +544,6 @@ int hostapd_set_freq_params(struct hostapd_freq_params *data,
 			return -1;
 		break;
 	case CHANWIDTH_80P80MHZ:
-		if (!(vht_caps & VHT_CAP_SUPP_CHAN_WIDTH_160_80PLUS80MHZ)) {
-			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR,
-				   "80+80 channel width is not supported!");
-			return -1;
-		}
 		if (center_segment1 == center_segment0 + 4 ||
 		    center_segment1 == center_segment0 - 4)
 			return -1;
@@ -533,12 +588,6 @@ int hostapd_set_freq_params(struct hostapd_freq_params *data,
 		break;
 	case CHANWIDTH_160MHZ:
 		data->bandwidth = 160;
-		if (!(vht_caps & (VHT_CAP_SUPP_CHAN_WIDTH_160MHZ |
-				  VHT_CAP_SUPP_CHAN_WIDTH_160_80PLUS80MHZ))) {
-			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR,
-				   "160MHZ channel width is not supported!");
-			return -1;
-		}
 		if (center_segment1)
 			return -1;
 		if (!sec_channel_offset)