diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index d1b544547b..47ac407669 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -4187,7 +4187,8 @@ static void hdd_skip_acs_scan_timer_deinit(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx) {}
  */
 int hdd_update_country_code(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 {
-	if (!country_code)
+	if (!country_code ||
+	    !ucfg_reg_is_user_country_set_allowed(hdd_ctx->psoc))
 		return 0;
 
 	return hdd_reg_set_country(hdd_ctx, country_code);
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_regulatory.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_regulatory.c
index a14076f4e2..dfb8bf450e 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_regulatory.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_regulatory.c
@@ -867,6 +867,11 @@ int hdd_reg_set_country(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx, char *country_code)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (!ucfg_reg_is_user_country_set_allowed(hdd_ctx->psoc)) {
+		hdd_err("user_country is not allowed");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	qdf_mem_copy(cc, country_code, REG_ALPHA2_LEN);
 	cc[REG_ALPHA2_LEN] = '\0';