diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 0bbcd8aa1..be32c5da2 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -3788,6 +3788,12 @@ static int nl80211_put_freq_params(struct nl_msg *msg,
 		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "  * channel_type=%d", ct);
 		if (nla_put_u32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_CHANNEL_TYPE, ct))
 			return -ENOBUFS;
+	} else {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "  * channel_type=%d",
+			   NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT);
+		if (nla_put_u32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_CHANNEL_TYPE,
+				NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT))
+			return -ENOBUFS;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
index 6999bbb46..7ed7efa4a 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -1873,6 +1873,13 @@ void ibss_mesh_setup_freq(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	if (!mode)
 		return;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HT_OVERRIDES
+	if (ssid->disable_ht) {
+		freq->ht_enabled = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+#endif /* CONFIG_HT_OVERRIDES */
+
 	freq->ht_enabled = ht_supported(mode);
 	if (!freq->ht_enabled)
 		return;