diff --git a/hostapd/driver.h b/hostapd/driver.h
index 6db7d37db..f695da1ca 100644
--- a/hostapd/driver.h
+++ b/hostapd/driver.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct hostapd_sta_add_params {
 struct hostapd_freq_params {
 	int mode;
 	int freq;
+	int channel;
 	int ht_enabled;
 	int sec_channel_offset; /* 0 = HT40 disabled, -1 = HT40 enabled,
 				 * secondary channel below primary, 1 = HT40
diff --git a/hostapd/driver_i.h b/hostapd/driver_i.h
index fcf08f0f5..a38f2abc3 100644
--- a/hostapd/driver_i.h
+++ b/hostapd/driver_i.h
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ hostapd_get_inact_sec(struct hostapd_data *hapd, const u8 *addr)
 }
 
 static inline int
-hostapd_set_freq(struct hostapd_data *hapd, int mode, int freq, int ht_enabled,
-		 int sec_channel_offset)
+hostapd_set_freq(struct hostapd_data *hapd, int mode, int freq, int channel,
+		 int ht_enabled, int sec_channel_offset)
 {
 	struct hostapd_freq_params data;
 	if (hapd->driver == NULL)
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ hostapd_set_freq(struct hostapd_data *hapd, int mode, int freq, int ht_enabled,
 	os_memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
 	data.mode = mode;
 	data.freq = freq;
+	data.channel = channel;
 	data.ht_enabled = ht_enabled;
 	data.sec_channel_offset = sec_channel_offset;
 	return hapd->driver->set_freq(hapd->drv_priv, &data);
diff --git a/hostapd/hostapd.c b/hostapd/hostapd.c
index aa43eacac..f2272424f 100644
--- a/hostapd/hostapd.c
+++ b/hostapd/hostapd.c
@@ -1391,6 +1391,7 @@ static int setup_interface(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
 			   hapd->iconf->channel, freq);
 
 		if (hostapd_set_freq(hapd, hapd->iconf->hw_mode, freq,
+				     hapd->iconf->channel,
 				     hapd->iconf->ieee80211n,
 				     hapd->iconf->secondary_channel)) {
 			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Could not set channel for "