diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 6cab389d9738..dc0b2d6c2159 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -5420,7 +5420,7 @@ struct hdd_adapter *hdd_open_adapter(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx, uint8_t sessio
 	u8 intf_count = 0;
 	QDF_STATUS status = QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
 
-	if (hdd_ctx->current_intf_count >= hdd_ctx->max_intf_count) {
+	if (hdd_ctx->current_intf_count >= WLAN_MAX_VDEVS) {
 		/*
 		 * Max limit reached on the number of vdevs configured by the
 		 * host. Return error