diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c b/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
index 87dc59aaee55..fb9acbd96d0b 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
@@ -2592,6 +2592,7 @@ void wma_vdev_resp_timer(void *data)
 	} else if (tgt_req->msg_type == WMA_ADD_BSS_REQ) {
 		tpAddBssParams params = (tpAddBssParams) tgt_req->user_data;
 
+		params->status = QDF_STATUS_E_TIMEOUT;
 		WMA_LOGA("%s: WMA_ADD_BSS_REQ timedout", __func__);
 		WMA_LOGI("%s: bssid %pM vdev_id %d", __func__, params->bssId,
 			 tgt_req->vdev_id);