+@@ -172,6 +182,9 @@ int hostapd_reload_config(struct hostapd
+ oldconf = hapd->iconf;
+ iface->conf = newconf;
+
++ if (iface->conf->channel)
++ iface->freq = hostapd_hw_get_freq(hapd, iface->conf->channel);
++
+ for (j = 0; j < iface->num_bss; j++) {
+ hapd = iface->bss[j];
+ hapd->iconf = newconf;