diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
index 6e126e2ffffe..69ff930cd3e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ static const struct ath11k_hw_params ath11k_hw_params[] = {
 		.svc_to_ce_map = ath11k_target_service_to_ce_map_wlan_ipq8074,
 		.svc_to_ce_map_len = 21,
 		.single_pdev_only = false,
-		.needs_band_to_mac = true,
 		.rxdma1_enable = true,
 		.num_rxmda_per_pdev = 1,
 		.rx_mac_buf_ring = false,
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ static const struct ath11k_hw_params ath11k_hw_params[] = {
 		.svc_to_ce_map = ath11k_target_service_to_ce_map_wlan_ipq6018,
 		.svc_to_ce_map_len = 19,
 		.single_pdev_only = false,
-		.needs_band_to_mac = true,
 		.rxdma1_enable = true,
 		.num_rxmda_per_pdev = 1,
 		.rx_mac_buf_ring = false,
@@ -126,7 +124,6 @@ static const struct ath11k_hw_params ath11k_hw_params[] = {
 		.svc_to_ce_map = ath11k_target_service_to_ce_map_wlan_qca6390,
 		.svc_to_ce_map_len = 14,
 		.single_pdev_only = true,
-		.needs_band_to_mac = false,
 		.rxdma1_enable = false,
 		.num_rxmda_per_pdev = 2,
 		.rx_mac_buf_ring = true,
@@ -615,6 +612,15 @@ static int ath11k_core_start(struct ath11k_base *ab,
 		goto err_reo_cleanup;
 	}
 
+	// put hardware to DBS mode
+	if (ab->hw_params.single_pdev_only) {
+		ret = ath11k_wmi_set_hw_mode(ab, 1);
+		if (ret) {
+			ath11k_err(ab, "failed to send dbs mode: %d\n", ret);
+			goto err_hif_stop;
+		}
+	}
+
 	ret = ath11k_dp_tx_htt_h2t_ver_req_msg(ab);
 	if (ret) {
 		ath11k_err(ab, "failed to send htt version request message: %d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.h
index 0df9c901aa3a..b88439d1d87a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.h
@@ -143,12 +143,6 @@ struct ath11k_hw_params {
 
 	bool single_pdev_only;
 
-	/* For example on QCA6390 struct
-	 * wmi_init_cmd_param::band_to_mac_config needs to be false as the
-	 * firmware creates the mapping.
-	 */
-	bool needs_band_to_mac;
-
 	bool rxdma1_enable;
 	int num_rxmda_per_pdev;
 	bool rx_mac_buf_ring;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
index 8eca92520837..f2bbbebea025 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
@@ -3333,6 +3333,34 @@ int ath11k_wmi_wait_for_unified_ready(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int ath11k_wmi_set_hw_mode(struct ath11k_base *ab, int hw_mode_index)
+{
+	struct wmi_pdev_set_hw_mode_cmd_param *cmd;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct ath11k_wmi_base *wmi_ab = &ab->wmi_ab;
+	int len;
+	int ret;
+
+	len = sizeof(*cmd);
+
+	skb = ath11k_wmi_alloc_skb(wmi_ab, len);
+	cmd = (struct wmi_pdev_set_hw_mode_cmd_param *)skb->data;
+
+	cmd->tlv_header = FIELD_PREP(WMI_TLV_TAG, WMI_TAG_PDEV_SET_HW_MODE_CMD) |
+			  FIELD_PREP(WMI_TLV_LEN, sizeof(*cmd) - TLV_HDR_SIZE);
+
+	cmd->pdev_id = WMI_PDEV_ID_SOC;
+	cmd->hw_mode_index = hw_mode_index;
+
+	ret = ath11k_wmi_cmd_send(&wmi_ab->wmi[0], skb, WMI_PDEV_SET_HW_MODE_CMDID);
+	if (ret) {
+		ath11k_warn(ab, "failed to send WMI_PDEV_SET_HW_MODE_CMDID\n");
+		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int ath11k_wmi_cmd_init(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 {
 	struct ath11k_wmi_base *wmi_sc = &ab->wmi_ab;
@@ -3351,13 +3379,12 @@ int ath11k_wmi_cmd_init(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 	init_param.hw_mode_id = wmi_sc->preferred_hw_mode;
 	init_param.mem_chunks = wmi_sc->mem_chunks;
 
-	if (wmi_sc->preferred_hw_mode == WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_SINGLE)
+	if (wmi_sc->preferred_hw_mode == WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_SINGLE ||
+	    ab->hw_params.single_pdev_only)
 		init_param.hw_mode_id = WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_MAX;
 
-	if (ab->hw_params.needs_band_to_mac) {
-		init_param.num_band_to_mac = ab->num_radios;
-		ath11k_fill_band_to_mac_param(ab, init_param.band_to_mac);
-	}
+	init_param.num_band_to_mac = ab->num_radios;
+	ath11k_fill_band_to_mac_param(ab, init_param.band_to_mac);
 
 	return ath11k_init_cmd_send(&wmi_sc->wmi[0], &init_param);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.h
index 5a32ba0eb4f5..d98256d2f290 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.h
@@ -5121,4 +5121,5 @@ int ath11k_wmi_vdev_spectral_enable(struct ath11k *ar, u32 vdev_id,
 				    u32 trigger, u32 enable);
 int ath11k_wmi_vdev_spectral_conf(struct ath11k *ar,
 				  struct ath11k_wmi_vdev_spectral_conf_param *param);
+int ath11k_wmi_set_hw_mode(struct ath11k_base *ab, int hw_mode_index);
 #endif
