diff --git a/core/sap/src/sap_fsm.c b/core/sap/src/sap_fsm.c
index d1a59f46e2..9bb6895b20 100644
--- a/core/sap/src/sap_fsm.c
+++ b/core/sap/src/sap_fsm.c
@@ -1997,6 +1997,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS sap_cac_end_notify(mac_handle_t mac_handle,
 	uint8_t intf;
 	struct mac_context *mac = MAC_CONTEXT(mac_handle);
 	QDF_STATUS qdf_status = QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
+	uint32_t freq;
 
 	/*
 	 * eSAP_DFS_CHANNEL_CAC_END:
@@ -2018,9 +2019,9 @@ static QDF_STATUS sap_cac_end_notify(mac_handle_t mac_handle,
 			sap_context = mac->sap.sapCtxList[intf].sap_context;
 			/* Don't check CAC for non-dfs channel */
 			profile = &sap_context->csr_roamProfile;
-			if (!wlan_reg_is_dfs_ch(mac->pdev,
-				wlan_reg_freq_to_chan(mac->pdev,
-						      profile->op_freq)))
+			freq = profile->op_freq;
+			if (!wlan_reg_chan_has_dfs_attribute_for_freq(mac->pdev,
+								      freq))
 				continue;
 
 			/* If this is an end notification of a pre cac, the