diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ap.c b/wpa_supplicant/ap.c
index 6241682..c89b80f 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ap.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ap.c
@@ -44,6 +44,27 @@
 #endif /* CONFIG_WPS */
 
 
+static bool is_chanwidth160_supported(struct hostapd_hw_modes *mode,
+				      struct hostapd_config *conf)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211AX
+	if (conf->ieee80211ax) {
+		struct he_capabilities *he_cap;
+
+		he_cap = &mode->he_capab[IEEE80211_MODE_AP];
+		if (he_cap->phy_cap[HE_PHYCAP_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_IDX] &
+		    (HE_PHYCAP_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_80PLUS80MHZ_IN_5G |
+		     HE_PHYCAP_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_160MHZ_IN_5G))
+			return true;
+	}
+#endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211AX */
+	if (mode->vht_capab & (VHT_CAP_SUPP_CHAN_WIDTH_160MHZ |
+			       VHT_CAP_SUPP_CHAN_WIDTH_160_80PLUS80MHZ))
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
+
 static void wpas_conf_ap_vht(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 			     struct wpa_ssid *ssid,
 			     struct hostapd_config *conf,
@@ -98,7 +119,7 @@
 		 */
 		conf->vht_oper_chwidth = CHANWIDTH_160MHZ;
 		center_chan = wpas_p2p_get_vht160_center(wpa_s, mode, channel);
-		if (center_chan) {
+		if (center_chan && is_chanwidth160_supported(mode, conf)) {
 			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
 				   "VHT center channel %u for auto-selected 160 MHz bandwidth",
 				   center_chan);