diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index 0696ed4abc..539023f6dc 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -3057,6 +3057,9 @@ void wlan_hdd_handle_zero_acs_list(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx,
 		    !wlan_reg_is_6ghz_psc_chan_freq(org_freq_list[i]))
 			continue;
 
+		if (!policy_mgr_is_safe_channel(hdd_ctx->psoc,
+						org_freq_list[i]))
+			continue;
 		acs_chan_default = org_freq_list[i];
 		break;
 	}