--- a/src/ap/hw_features.c	2021-09-09 18:38:40.094330455 +0200
+++ b/src/ap/hw_features.c	2021-09-09 18:39:05.670329515 +0200
@@ -721,12 +721,12 @@
 		return 1;
 
 	wpa_printf(MSG_INFO,
-		   "Channel %d (%s) not allowed for AP mode, flags: 0x%x%s%s",
+		   "Channel %d (%s) not allowed for AP mode, flags: 0x%x%s%s (but we don't care LMAO)",
 		   channel, primary ? "primary" : "secondary",
 		   chan->flag,
 		   chan->flag & HOSTAPD_CHAN_NO_IR ? " NO-IR" : "",
 		   chan->flag & HOSTAPD_CHAN_RADAR ? " RADAR" : "");
-	return 0;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 
--- a/src/common/hw_features_common.c	2021-09-09 18:49:09.527307316 +0200
+++ b/src/common/hw_features_common.c	2021-09-09 18:49:55.756305616 +0200
@@ -96,20 +96,20 @@
 
 	p_chan = hw_get_channel_chan(mode, pri_chan, NULL);
 	if (!p_chan)
-		return 0;
+		return 1;
 
 	if (pri_chan == sec_chan || !sec_chan) {
 		if (chan_pri_allowed(p_chan))
 			return 1; /* HT40 not used */
 
-		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Channel %d is not allowed as primary",
+		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Channel %d is not allowed as primary, blah blah blah",
 			   pri_chan);
-		return 0;
+		return 1;
 	}
 
 	s_chan = hw_get_channel_chan(mode, sec_chan, NULL);
 	if (!s_chan)
-		return 0;
+		return 1;
 
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
 		   "HT40: control channel: %d  secondary channel: %d",
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 	    (!ht40_plus && !(p_chan->allowed_bw & HOSTAPD_CHAN_WIDTH_40M))) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "HT40 secondary channel %d not allowed",
 			   sec_chan);
-		return 0;
+		return 1;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 	if (!ok) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "HT40 channel pair (%d, %d) not allowed",
 			   pri_chan, sec_chan);
-		return 0;
+		return 1;
 	}
 
 	return 1;