diff --git a/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_legacy_hal.cpp b/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_legacy_hal.cpp
index ba57ba7..6641be5 100644
--- a/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_legacy_hal.cpp
+++ b/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_legacy_hal.cpp
@@ -581,6 +581,11 @@
   return {status, std::move(freqs)};
 }
 
+wifi_error WifiLegacyHal::setDfsFlag(bool dfs_on) {
+  return global_func_table_.wifi_set_nodfs_flag(
+      wlan_interface_handle_, dfs_on ? 0 : 1);
+}
+
 wifi_error WifiLegacyHal::enableLinkLayerStats(bool debug) {
   wifi_link_layer_params params;
   params.mpdu_size_threshold = kLinkLayerStatsDataMpduSizeThreshold;
diff --git a/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_legacy_hal.h b/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_legacy_hal.h
index 576dfe6..1656f68 100644
--- a/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_legacy_hal.h
+++ b/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_legacy_hal.h
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
   wifi_error stopGscan(wifi_request_id id);
   std::pair<wifi_error, std::vector<uint32_t>> getValidFrequenciesForBand(
       wifi_band band);
+  wifi_error setDfsFlag(bool dfs_on);
   // Link layer stats functions.
   wifi_error enableLinkLayerStats(bool debug);
   wifi_error disableLinkLayerStats();
diff --git a/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_sta_iface.cpp b/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_sta_iface.cpp
index 626b195..0b75ccb 100644
--- a/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_sta_iface.cpp
+++ b/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_sta_iface.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,14 @@
 WifiStaIface::WifiStaIface(
     const std::string& ifname,
     const std::weak_ptr<legacy_hal::WifiLegacyHal> legacy_hal)
-    : ifname_(ifname), legacy_hal_(legacy_hal), is_valid_(true) {}
+    : ifname_(ifname), legacy_hal_(legacy_hal), is_valid_(true) {
+  // Turn on DFS channel usage for STA iface.
+  legacy_hal::wifi_error legacy_status =
+      legacy_hal_.lock()->setDfsFlag(true);
+  if (legacy_status != legacy_hal::WIFI_SUCCESS) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to set DFS flag; DFS channels may be unavailable.";
+  }
+}
 
 void WifiStaIface::invalidate() {
   legacy_hal_.reset();