diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 9bcc5acd9d..77e0ec28b1 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -10981,6 +10981,10 @@ int hdd_configure_cds(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 	sme_cli_set_command(0, (int)WMI_PDEV_PARAM_ABG_MODE_TX_CHAIN_NUM,
 			    num_abg_tx_chains, PDEV_CMD);
 
+	if (!ucfg_reg_is_regdb_offloaded(hdd_ctx->psoc))
+		ucfg_reg_program_default_cc(hdd_ctx->pdev,
+					    hdd_ctx->reg.reg_domain);
+
 	ret = hdd_pre_enable_configure(hdd_ctx);
 	if (ret) {
 		hdd_err("Failed to pre-configure cds");
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_regulatory.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_regulatory.c
index b60a1b5ff4..7170fbfceb 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_regulatory.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_regulatory.c
@@ -1393,8 +1393,6 @@ int hdd_regulatory_init(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx, struct wiphy *wiphy)
 		sme_set_cc_src(hdd_ctx->mac_handle, cc_src);
 	} else {
 		hdd_ctx->reg_offload = false;
-		ucfg_reg_program_default_cc(hdd_ctx->pdev,
-					    hdd_ctx->reg.reg_domain);
 	}
 
 	return 0;