supp_vht = supp_vht || sband->vht_cap.vht_supported;
 
                for_each_sband_iftype_data(sband, i, iftd) {
+                       u8 he_40_mhz_cap;
+
                        supp_he = supp_he || iftd->he_cap.has_he;
                        supp_eht = supp_eht || iftd->eht_cap.has_eht;
+
+                       if (sband->band == NL80211_BAND_2GHZ)
+                               he_40_mhz_cap =
+                                       IEEE80211_HE_PHY_CAP0_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_40MHZ_IN_2G;
+                       else
+                               he_40_mhz_cap =
+                                       IEEE80211_HE_PHY_CAP0_CHANNEL_WIDTH_SET_40MHZ_80MHZ_IN_5G;
+
+                       /* currently no support for HE client where HT has 40 MHz but not HT */
+                       if (iftd->he_cap.has_he &&
+                           iftd->types_mask & (BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+                                               BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT)) &&
+                           sband->ht_cap.ht_supported &&
+                           sband->ht_cap.cap & IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SUP_WIDTH_20_40 &&
+                           !(iftd->he_cap.he_cap_elem.phy_cap_info[0] & he_40_mhz_cap))
+                               return -EINVAL;
                }
 
                /* HT, VHT, HE require QoS, thus >= 4 queues */