diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 9aea858f5a..0b0aa28abd 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -7156,7 +7156,12 @@ void hdd_unsafe_channel_restart_sap(hdd_context_t *hdd_ctxt)
 			hdd_debug("sending coex indication");
 			wlan_hdd_send_svc_nlink_msg(hdd_ctxt->radio_index,
 					WLAN_SVC_LTE_COEX_IND, NULL, 0);
-			hdd_switch_sap_channel(adapter_temp, restart_chan);
+			hdd_debug("driver to start sap: %d",
+				hdd_ctxt->config->sap_internal_restart);
+			if (hdd_ctxt->config->sap_internal_restart)
+				hdd_switch_sap_channel(adapter_temp, restart_chan);
+			else
+				return;
 		}
 
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