diff --git a/softap/sdk/qsap_api.c b/softap/sdk/qsap_api.c
index 2bbad60..4c48cb2 100644
--- a/softap/sdk/qsap_api.c
+++ b/softap/sdk/qsap_api.c
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ static struct Command cmd_list[eCMD_LAST] = {
     { "ctrl_interface",        NULL             },
     { "vendor_elements",       NULL             },
     { "assocresp_elements",    NULL             },
+    { "acs_exclude_dfs",       NULL             },
 };
 
 struct Command qsap_str[eSTR_LAST] = {
@@ -1348,6 +1349,12 @@ int qsap_get_mode(s32 *pmode)
     //allocate socket
     sk = nl_socket_alloc();
 
+    //return if socket allocation fails
+    if(sk == NULL){
+       ALOGE( "socket allocation failure");
+       return ret;
+    }
+
     //connect to generic netlink
     if (genl_connect(sk)) {
         ALOGE( "Netlink socket Connection failure");
@@ -1365,6 +1372,12 @@ int qsap_get_mode(s32 *pmode)
     //allocate a message
     msg = nlmsg_alloc();
 
+    //return if message allocation fails
+    if(msg == NULL){
+       ALOGE( "message allocation failure");
+       goto nla_put_failure;
+    }
+
     // setup the message
     genlmsg_put(msg, 0, 0, nl80211_id, 0, 0, NL80211_CMD_GET_INTERFACE, 0);
 
diff --git a/softap/sdk/qsap_api.h b/softap/sdk/qsap_api.h
index 900ff6a..89e7a88 100644
--- a/softap/sdk/qsap_api.h
+++ b/softap/sdk/qsap_api.h
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ typedef enum esap_cmd {
     eCMD_CTRL_INTERFACE      = 76,
     eCMD_VENDOR_ELEMENT      = 77,
     eCMD_ASSOCRESP_ELEMENT   = 78,
+    eCMD_ACS_EXCLUDE_DFS     = 79,
 
     eCMD_LAST     /** New command numbers should be added above this */
 } esap_cmd_t;