diff --git a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wowl.h b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wowl.h
index 2aabcbdb17b6..d039664b3a26 100644
--- a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wowl.h
+++ b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wowl.h
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ bool hdd_enter_wowl(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 bool hdd_exit_wowl(struct hdd_adapter *adapter);
 
 /**
- * hdd_deinit_wowl() - Deinit function to cleanup WoWL allocated memory
+ * hdd_free_user_wowl_ptrns() - Deinit function to cleanup WoWL allocated memory
  *
  * Return: None
  */
-void hdd_deinit_wowl(void);
+void hdd_free_user_wowl_ptrns(void);
 
 #endif /* #ifndef _WLAN_HDD_WOWL_H */
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 14343d11dbbd..710b94fa8d61 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -9605,6 +9605,9 @@ int hdd_wlan_stop_modules(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx, bool ftm_mode)
 
 	hdd_info("Present Driver Status: %d", hdd_ctx->driver_status);
 
+	/* free user wowl patterns */
+	hdd_free_user_wowl_ptrns();
+
 	switch (hdd_ctx->driver_status) {
 	case DRIVER_MODULES_UNINITIALIZED:
 		hdd_info("Modules not initialized just return");
@@ -11097,7 +11100,6 @@ err_out:
  */
 void hdd_deinit(void)
 {
-	hdd_deinit_wowl();
 	qdf_timer_free(&hdd_drv_ops_inactivity_timer);
 
 	wlan_destroy_bug_report_lock();
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wowl.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wowl.c
index 5773b9ab42a2..6b58a263ffa0 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wowl.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wowl.c
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ bool hdd_exit_wowl(struct hdd_adapter *adapter)
 	return true;
 }
 
-void hdd_deinit_wowl(void)
+void hdd_free_user_wowl_ptrns(void)
 {
 	int i;