diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 7da0c79387..2880408372 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -3350,7 +3350,7 @@ int hdd_set_11ax_rate(struct hdd_adapter *adapter, int set_value,
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	if (set_value != 0xff) {
+	if (set_value != 0xffff) {
 		rix = RC_2_RATE_IDX_11AX(set_value);
 		preamble = WMI_RATE_PREAMBLE_HE;
 		nss = HT_RC_2_STREAMS_11AX(set_value);
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
index 3465233678..1588b5095d 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
@@ -4013,7 +4013,7 @@ static int hdd_we_set_11n_rate(struct hdd_adapter *adapter, int rate_code)
 
 	hdd_debug("Rate code %d", rate_code);
 
-	if (rate_code != 0xff) {
+	if (rate_code != 0xffff) {
 		rix = RC_2_RATE_IDX(rate_code);
 		if (rate_code & 0x80) {
 			preamble = WMI_RATE_PREAMBLE_HT;
@@ -4066,7 +4066,7 @@ static int hdd_we_set_vht_rate(struct hdd_adapter *adapter, int rate_code)
 
 	hdd_debug("Rate code %d", rate_code);
 
-	if (rate_code != 0xff) {
+	if (rate_code != 0xffff) {
 		rix = RC_2_RATE_IDX_11AC(rate_code);
 		preamble = WMI_RATE_PREAMBLE_VHT;
 		nss = HT_RC_2_STREAMS_11AC(rate_code) - 1;