diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.c
index f18dc777edcb..94a091dd155e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/mcu.c
@@ -2742,10 +2742,10 @@ int mt7915_mcu_set_chan_info(struct mt7915_phy *phy, int cmd)
 	if (mt76_connac_spe_idx(phy->mt76->antenna_mask))
 		req.tx_path_num = fls(phy->mt76->antenna_mask);
 
-	if (cmd == MCU_EXT_CMD(SET_RX_PATH) ||
-	    dev->mt76.hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_MONITOR)
+	if (dev->mt76.hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_MONITOR)
 		req.switch_reason = CH_SWITCH_NORMAL;
-	else if (phy->mt76->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL)
+	else if (phy->mt76->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL ||
+		 phy->mt76->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_IDLE)
 		req.switch_reason = CH_SWITCH_SCAN_BYPASS_DPD;
 	else if (!cfg80211_reg_can_beacon(phy->mt76->hw->wiphy, chandef,
 					  NL80211_IFTYPE_AP))
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c
index 4de0c4a97fc4..ebd0a9a6310e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c
@@ -3182,10 +3182,10 @@ int mt7996_mcu_set_chan_info(struct mt7996_phy *phy, u16 tag)
 		.channel_band = ch_band[chandef->chan->band],
 	};
 
-	if (tag == UNI_CHANNEL_RX_PATH ||
-	    dev->mt76.hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_MONITOR)
+	if (dev->mt76.hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_MONITOR)
 		req.switch_reason = CH_SWITCH_NORMAL;
-	else if (phy->mt76->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL)
+	else if (phy->mt76->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL ||
+		 phy->mt76->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_IDLE)
 		req.switch_reason = CH_SWITCH_SCAN_BYPASS_DPD;
 	else if (!cfg80211_reg_can_beacon(phy->mt76->hw->wiphy, chandef,
 					  NL80211_IFTYPE_AP))