diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_apf.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_apf.c
index 0e16fdf3c11c..1df7732377bb 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_apf.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_apf.c
@@ -452,6 +452,8 @@ hdd_apf_read_memory_callback(void *hdd_context,
 	}
 
 	adapter = hdd_get_adapter_by_vdev(hdd_ctx, evt->vdev_id);
+	if (hdd_validate_adapter(adapter))
+		return;
 	context = &adapter->apf_context;
 
 	if (context->magic != APF_CONTEXT_MAGIC) {