diff --git a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h
index b598015a9..bf8169ddd 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h
+++ b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.h
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static inline int hostapd_drv_switch_channel(struct hostapd_data *hapd,
 {
 	if (hapd->driver == NULL || hapd->driver->switch_channel == NULL ||
 	    hapd->drv_priv == NULL)
-		return -ENOTSUP;
+		return -1;
 
 	return hapd->driver->switch_channel(hapd->drv_priv, settings);
 }