diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tdls.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tdls.c
index 8d0761960922..d9d60d5c0695 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tdls.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tdls.c
@@ -477,6 +477,12 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_tdls_mgmt(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	if (wlan_hdd_validate_context(hdd_ctx))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (false == hdd_ctx->config->fEnableTDLSSupport) {
+		hdd_debug("TDLS Disabled in INI OR not enabled in FW. "
+			"Cannot process TDLS commands");
+		return -ENOTSUPP;
+	}
+
 	if (hdd_ctx->tdls_umac_comp_active)
 		return wlan_cfg80211_tdls_mgmt(hdd_ctx->hdd_pdev, dev,
 					       peer,
@@ -646,6 +652,12 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_tdls_oper(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (false == hdd_ctx->config->fEnableTDLSSupport) {
+		hdd_debug("TDLS Disabled in INI OR not enabled in FW. "
+			"Cannot process TDLS commands");
+		return -ENOTSUPP;
+	}
+
 	MTRACE(qdf_trace(QDF_MODULE_ID_HDD,
 			 TRACE_CODE_HDD_CFG80211_TDLS_OPER,
 			 adapter->session_id, oper));