diff --git a/tests/hwsim/test_ap_ht.py b/tests/hwsim/test_ap_ht.py
index 001e7224a..c33cb1aea 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/test_ap_ht.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/test_ap_ht.py
@@ -1123,8 +1123,12 @@ def test_ap_ht40_5ghz_invalid_pair(dev, apdev):
                    "country_code": "US",
                    "ht_capab": "[HT40+]"}
         hapd = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[1]['ifname'], params, wait_enabled=False)
-        ev = hapd.wait_event(["AP-DISABLED"], timeout=10)
+        ev = hapd.wait_event(["AP-DISABLED", "AP-ENABLED"], timeout=10)
         if not ev:
             raise Exception("AP setup failure timed out")
+        if "AP-ENABLED" in ev:
+            sec = hapd.get_status_field("secondary_channel")
+            if sec != "0":
+                raise Exception("Invalid 40 MHz channel accepted")
     finally:
         subprocess.call(['iw', 'reg', 'set', '00'])