diff --git a/src/ap/hw_features.c b/src/ap/hw_features.c
index 4e6637957..7d36790c7 100644
--- a/src/ap/hw_features.c
+++ b/src/ap/hw_features.c
@@ -943,6 +943,15 @@ int hostapd_select_hw_mode(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
 	if (iface->num_hw_features < 1)
 		return -1;
 
+	if ((iface->conf->hw_mode == HOSTAPD_MODE_IEEE80211G ||
+	     iface->conf->ieee80211n || iface->conf->ieee80211ac) &&
+	    iface->conf->channel == 14) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_INFO, "Disable OFDM/HT/VHT on channel 14");
+		iface->conf->hw_mode = HOSTAPD_MODE_IEEE80211B;
+		iface->conf->ieee80211n = 0;
+		iface->conf->ieee80211ac = 0;
+	}
+
 	iface->current_mode = NULL;
 	for (i = 0; i < iface->num_hw_features; i++) {
 		struct hostapd_hw_modes *mode = &iface->hw_features[i];