diff --git a/tests/hwsim/test_ap_tdls.py b/tests/hwsim/test_ap_tdls.py
index 05c4ca3e4..ea14a08b2 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/test_ap_tdls.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/test_ap_tdls.py
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ def test_ap_open_tdls_vht80(dev, apdev):
               "hw_mode": "a",
               "channel": "36",
               "ht_capab": "[HT40+]",
+              "vht_capab": "[VHT160]",
               "ieee80211n": "1",
               "ieee80211ac": "1",
               "vht_capab": "",
@@ -452,7 +453,7 @@ def test_ap_open_tdls_vht80plus80(dev, apdev):
               "ht_capab": "[HT40+]",
               "ieee80211n": "1",
               "ieee80211ac": "1",
-              "vht_capab": "",
+              "vht_capab": "[VHT160-80PLUS80]",
               "vht_oper_chwidth": "3",
               "vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx": "42",
               "vht_oper_centr_freq_seg1_idx": "155"}
@@ -494,6 +495,7 @@ def test_ap_open_tdls_vht160(dev, apdev):
               "hw_mode": "a",
               "channel": "104",
               "ht_capab": "[HT40-]",
+              "vht_capab": "[VHT160]",
               "ieee80211n": "1",
               "ieee80211ac": "1",
               "vht_oper_chwidth": "2",
diff --git a/tests/hwsim/test_ap_vht.py b/tests/hwsim/test_ap_vht.py
index 358e192de..8ffa81895 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/test_ap_vht.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/test_ap_vht.py
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ def test_ap_vht160(dev, apdev):
                   "hw_mode": "a",
                   "channel": "36",
                   "ht_capab": "[HT40+]",
+                  "vht_capab": "[VHT160]",
                   "ieee80211n": "1",
                   "ieee80211ac": "1",
                   "vht_oper_chwidth": "2",
@@ -436,6 +437,7 @@ def test_ap_vht160b(dev, apdev):
                   "hw_mode": "a",
                   "channel": "104",
                   "ht_capab": "[HT40-]",
+                  "vht_capab": "[VHT160]",
                   "ieee80211n": "1",
                   "ieee80211ac": "1",
                   "vht_oper_chwidth": "2",
@@ -538,6 +540,7 @@ def run_ap_vht160_no_dfs(dev, apdev, channel, ht_capab):
                   "hw_mode": "a",
                   "channel": channel,
                   "ht_capab": ht_capab,
+                  "vht_capab": "[VHT160]",
                   "ieee80211n": "1",
                   "ieee80211ac": "1",
                   "vht_oper_chwidth": "2",
@@ -616,6 +619,7 @@ def test_ap_vht80plus80(dev, apdev):
                   "hw_mode": "a",
                   "channel": "52",
                   "ht_capab": "[HT40+]",
+                  "vht_capab": "[VHT160-80PLUS80]",
                   "ieee80211n": "1",
                   "ieee80211ac": "1",
                   "vht_oper_chwidth": "3",
@@ -633,6 +637,7 @@ def test_ap_vht80plus80(dev, apdev):
                   "hw_mode": "a",
                   "channel": "36",
                   "ht_capab": "[HT40+]",
+                  "vht_capab": "[VHT160-80PLUS80]",
                   "ieee80211n": "1",
                   "ieee80211ac": "1",
                   "vht_oper_chwidth": "3",
diff --git a/tests/hwsim/test_he.py b/tests/hwsim/test_he.py
index ce3199290..f033285a6 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/test_he.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/test_he.py
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ def test_he160(dev, apdev):
                   "hw_mode": "a",
                   "channel": "36",
                   "ht_capab": "[HT40+]",
+                  "vht_capab": "[VHT160]",
                   "ieee80211n": "1",
                   "ieee80211ac": "1",
                   "ieee80211ax": "1",
@@ -500,6 +501,7 @@ def test_he160b(dev, apdev):
                   "hw_mode": "a",
                   "channel": "104",
                   "ht_capab": "[HT40-]",
+                  "vht_capab": "[VHT160]",
                   "ieee80211n": "1",
                   "ieee80211ac": "1",
                   "ieee80211ax": "1",
@@ -605,6 +607,7 @@ def run_ap_he160_no_dfs(dev, apdev, channel, ht_capab):
                   "hw_mode": "a",
                   "channel": channel,
                   "ht_capab": ht_capab,
+                  "vht_capab": "[VHT160]",
                   "ieee80211n": "1",
                   "ieee80211ac": "1",
                   "ieee80211ax": "1",
@@ -689,6 +692,7 @@ def test_he80plus80(dev, apdev):
                   "hw_mode": "a",
                   "channel": "52",
                   "ht_capab": "[HT40+]",
+                  "vht_capab": "[VHT160-80PLUS80]",
                   "ieee80211n": "1",
                   "ieee80211ac": "1",
                   "ieee80211ax": "1",
@@ -710,6 +714,7 @@ def test_he80plus80(dev, apdev):
                   "hw_mode": "a",
                   "channel": "36",
                   "ht_capab": "[HT40+]",
+                  "vht_capab": "[VHT160-80PLUS80]",
                   "ieee80211n": "1",
                   "ieee80211ac": "1",
                   "ieee80211ax": "1",
diff --git a/tests/hwsim/test_ocv.py b/tests/hwsim/test_ocv.py
index bfefcf6b5..fc939ff33 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/test_ocv.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/test_ocv.py
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ def run_wpa2_ocv_vht160(dev, apdev):
                   "channel": channel,
                   "country_code": "ZA",
                   "ht_capab": capab,
+                  "vht_capab": "[VHT160]",
                   "ieee80211n": "1",
                   "ieee80211ac": "1",
                   "vht_oper_chwidth": "2",
@@ -301,6 +302,7 @@ def run_wpa2_ocv_vht80plus80(dev, apdev):
                   "channel": channel,
                   "country_code": "US",
                   "ht_capab": capab,
+                  "vht_capab": "[VHT160-80PLUS80]",
                   "ieee80211n": "1",
                   "ieee80211ac": "1",
                   "vht_oper_chwidth": "3",
diff --git a/tests/hwsim/test_rrm.py b/tests/hwsim/test_rrm.py
index 2b43c4c59..b9de82de5 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/test_rrm.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/test_rrm.py
@@ -1729,6 +1729,7 @@ def test_rrm_beacon_req_passive_scan_vht160(dev, apdev):
                   "hw_mode": "a",
                   "channel": "104",
                   "ht_capab": "[HT40-]",
+                  "vht_capab": "[VHT160]",
                   "ieee80211n": "1",
                   "ieee80211ac": "1",
                   "vht_oper_chwidth": "2",