diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index cbcbe66a97..fb8d00a38d 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -8242,16 +8242,25 @@ void hdd_unsafe_channel_restart_sap(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctxt)
 		}
 
 		found = false;
-		for (i = 0; i < hdd_ctxt->unsafe_channel_count; i++) {
-			if (adapter->session.ap.operating_channel ==
-				hdd_ctxt->unsafe_channel_list[i]) {
-				found = true;
-				hdd_debug("operating ch:%d is unsafe",
-					 adapter->session.ap.operating_channel);
-				break;
+		/*
+		 * If STA+SAP is doing SCC & g_sta_sap_scc_on_lte_coex_chan
+		 * is set, no need to move SAP.
+		 */
+		if (policy_mgr_is_sta_sap_scc(hdd_ctxt->hdd_psoc,
+			adapter->session.ap.operating_channel) &&
+			hdd_ctxt->config->sta_sap_scc_on_lte_coex_chan)
+			hdd_debug("SAP is allowed on SCC channel, no need to move SAP");
+		else {
+			for (i = 0; i < hdd_ctxt->unsafe_channel_count; i++) {
+				if (adapter->session.ap.operating_channel ==
+					hdd_ctxt->unsafe_channel_list[i]) {
+					found = true;
+					hdd_debug("operating ch:%d is unsafe",
+					adapter->session.ap.operating_channel);
+					break;
+				}
 			}
 		}
-
 		if (!found) {
 			hdd_debug("ch:%d is safe. no need to change channel",
 				  adapter->session.ap.operating_channel);