diff --git a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiStateTracker.java b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiStateTracker.java
index 9a1140487ef7d..e3d8bf422b81e 100644
--- a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiStateTracker.java
+++ b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiStateTracker.java
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ public class WifiStateTracker extends NetworkStateTracker {
      */
     private synchronized void requestPolledInfo(WifiInfo info, boolean polling)
     {
-        int newRssi = WifiNative.getRssiCommand();
+        int newRssi = (polling ? WifiNative.getRssiApproxCommand() : WifiNative.getRssiCommand());
         if (newRssi != -1 && -200 < newRssi && newRssi < 256) { // screen out invalid values
             /* some implementations avoid negative values by adding 256
              * so we need to adjust for that here.