--- a/src/ap/hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.c
@@ -80,6 +80,25 @@ static void hostapd_reload_bss(struct ho
 #endif /* CONFIG_NO_RADIUS */
 
 	ssid = &hapd->conf->ssid;
+
+	hostapd_set_freq(hapd, hapd->iconf->hw_mode, hapd->iface->freq,
+			 hapd->iconf->channel,
+			 hapd->iconf->ieee80211n,
+			 hapd->iconf->ieee80211ac,
+			 hapd->iconf->secondary_channel,
+			 hapd->iconf->vht_oper_chwidth,
+			 hapd->iconf->vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx,
+			 hapd->iconf->vht_oper_centr_freq_seg1_idx);
+
+	if (hapd->iface->current_mode) {
+		if (hostapd_prepare_rates(hapd->iface, hapd->iface->current_mode)) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Failed to prepare rates table.");
+			hostapd_logger(hapd, NULL, HOSTAPD_MODULE_IEEE80211,
+				       HOSTAPD_LEVEL_WARNING,
+				       "Failed to prepare rates table.");
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (!ssid->wpa_psk_set && ssid->wpa_psk && !ssid->wpa_psk->next &&
 	    ssid->wpa_passphrase_set && ssid->wpa_passphrase) {
 		/*
@@ -158,6 +177,7 @@ int hostapd_reload_config(struct hostapd
 	struct hostapd_data *hapd = iface->bss[0];
 	struct hostapd_config *newconf, *oldconf;
 	size_t j;
+	int i;
 
 	if (iface->config_fname == NULL) {
 		/* Only in-memory config in use - assume it has been updated */
@@ -179,21 +199,20 @@ int hostapd_reload_config(struct hostapd
 	oldconf = hapd->iconf;
 	iface->conf = newconf;
 
+	for (i = 0; i < iface->num_hw_features; i++) {
+		struct hostapd_hw_modes *mode = &iface->hw_features[i];
+		if (mode->mode == iface->conf->hw_mode) {
+			iface->current_mode = mode;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (iface->conf->channel)
+		iface->freq = hostapd_hw_get_freq(hapd, iface->conf->channel);
+
 	for (j = 0; j < iface->num_bss; j++) {
 		hapd = iface->bss[j];
 		hapd->iconf = newconf;
-		hapd->iconf->channel = oldconf->channel;
-		hapd->iconf->acs = oldconf->acs;
-		hapd->iconf->secondary_channel = oldconf->secondary_channel;
-		hapd->iconf->ieee80211n = oldconf->ieee80211n;
-		hapd->iconf->ieee80211ac = oldconf->ieee80211ac;
-		hapd->iconf->ht_capab = oldconf->ht_capab;
-		hapd->iconf->vht_capab = oldconf->vht_capab;
-		hapd->iconf->vht_oper_chwidth = oldconf->vht_oper_chwidth;
-		hapd->iconf->vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx =
-			oldconf->vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx;
-		hapd->iconf->vht_oper_centr_freq_seg1_idx =
-			oldconf->vht_oper_centr_freq_seg1_idx;
 		hapd->conf = newconf->bss[j];
 		hostapd_reload_bss(hapd);
 	}
