diff --git a/src/ap/ap_config.c b/src/ap/ap_config.c
index 7b6d54c35..2e0af2b7e 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_config.c
+++ b/src/ap/ap_config.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ struct hostapd_config * hostapd_config_defaults(void)
 	conf->he_op.he_basic_mcs_nss_set = 0xfffc;
 	conf->he_op.he_bss_color_disabled = 1;
 	conf->he_op.he_bss_color_partial = 0;
-	conf->he_op.he_bss_color = 1;
+	conf->he_op.he_bss_color = os_random() % 63 + 1;
 	conf->he_op.he_twt_responder = 1;
 	conf->he_6ghz_max_mpdu = 2;
 	conf->he_6ghz_max_ampdu_len_exp = 7;