diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
index f011db4bcd2b2f006a298ee7c6aa399623b640fc..06958f358307c10db301e579fe236f5202685705 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ static int ath11k_core_start(struct ath11k_base *ab,
 	}
 
 	/* put hardware to DBS mode */
-	if (ab->hw_params.single_pdev_only) {
+	if (ab->hw_params.single_pdev_only && ab->hw_params.num_rxmda_per_pdev > 1) {
 		ret = ath11k_wmi_set_hw_mode(ab, WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_DBS);
 		if (ret) {
 			ath11k_err(ab, "failed to send dbs mode: %d\n", ret);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
index dcf31bdad47efb216bb7b6908ad1ac3cdcb66ff6..d7243819d9bd49f370b0c47d6798df2e953ebba2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2018-2019 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
@@ -8225,7 +8226,7 @@ int ath11k_wmi_attach(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 	ab->wmi_ab.preferred_hw_mode = WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_MAX;
 
 	/* It's overwritten when service_ext_ready is handled */
-	if (ab->hw_params.single_pdev_only)
+	if (ab->hw_params.single_pdev_only && ab->hw_params.num_rxmda_per_pdev > 1)
 		ab->wmi_ab.preferred_hw_mode = WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_SINGLE;
 
 	/* TODO: Init remaining wmi soc resources required */