diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c b/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c
index 6d3c19a85..5fdf4e085 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/mesh.c
@@ -318,23 +318,8 @@ int wpa_supplicant_join_mesh(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 	os_memset(&params, 0, sizeof(params));
 	params.meshid = ssid->ssid;
 	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;
-	}
+	ibss_mesh_setup_freq(wpa_s, ssid, &params.freq);
+	wpa_s->mesh_ht_enabled = !!params.freq.ht_enabled;
 	if (ssid->beacon_int > 0)
 		params.beacon_int = ssid->beacon_int;
 	else if (wpa_s->conf->beacon_int > 0)
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
index 8a77909b9..87f9f3f21 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.c
@@ -1650,9 +1650,9 @@ void wpa_supplicant_associate(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 }
 
 
-static void ibss_mesh_setup_freq(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
-				 const struct wpa_ssid *ssid,
-				 struct hostapd_freq_params *freq)
+void ibss_mesh_setup_freq(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
+			  const struct wpa_ssid *ssid,
+			  struct hostapd_freq_params *freq)
 {
 	enum hostapd_hw_mode hw_mode;
 	struct hostapd_hw_modes *mode = NULL;
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
index 68bdf51a5..e396a5df6 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant_i.h
@@ -1075,6 +1075,10 @@ int wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_ctrl_rsp_handle(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 					      const char *field,
 					      const char *value);
 
+void ibss_mesh_setup_freq(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
+			  const struct wpa_ssid *ssid,
+			  struct hostapd_freq_params *freq);
+
 /* events.c */
 void wpa_supplicant_mark_disassoc(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s);
 int wpa_supplicant_connect(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,