diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
index 025a237c1cce..546cbe21aab3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
@@ -1561,8 +1561,16 @@ int mt76_connac_mcu_hw_scan(struct mt76_phy *phy, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	req->channel_min_dwell_time = cpu_to_le16(duration);
 	req->channel_dwell_time = cpu_to_le16(duration);
 
-	req->channels_num = min_t(u8, sreq->n_channels, 32);
-	req->ext_channels_num = min_t(u8, ext_channels_num, 32);
+	if (sreq->n_channels == 0 || sreq->n_channels > 64) {
+		req->channel_type = 0;
+		req->channels_num = 0;
+		req->ext_channels_num = 0;
+	} else {
+		req->channel_type = 4;
+		req->channels_num = min_t(u8, sreq->n_channels, 32);
+		req->ext_channels_num = min_t(u8, ext_channels_num, 32);
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < req->channels_num + req->ext_channels_num; i++) {
 		if (i >= 32)
 			chan = &req->ext_channels[i - 32];
@@ -1582,7 +1590,6 @@ int mt76_connac_mcu_hw_scan(struct mt76_phy *phy, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		}
 		chan->channel_num = scan_list[i]->hw_value;
 	}
-	req->channel_type = sreq->n_channels ? 4 : 0;
 
 	if (sreq->ie_len > 0) {
 		memcpy(req->ies, sreq->ie, sreq->ie_len);