diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c
index ee0fb3c45ca2..c632abe54707 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c
@@ -3929,8 +3929,7 @@ int mt7996_mcu_set_chan_info(struct mt7996_phy *phy, u16 tag)
 
 	if (phy->mt76->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_MONITOR)
 		req.switch_reason = CH_SWITCH_NORMAL;
-	else if (phy->mt76->offchannel ||
-		 phy->mt76->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_IDLE)
+	else if (phy->mt76->offchannel || !phy->mt76->chanctx)
 		req.switch_reason = CH_SWITCH_SCAN_BYPASS_DPD;
 	else if (!cfg80211_reg_can_beacon(phy->mt76->hw->wiphy, chandef,
 					  NL80211_IFTYPE_AP))