diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 8f9b4ca913ad..fe81ae63ecfd 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -18393,7 +18393,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS hdd_is_connection_in_progress_iterator(
 	uint8_t *sta_mac;
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx;
 	mac_handle_t mac_handle;
-	struct hdd_station_info *sta_info;
+	struct hdd_station_info *sta_info, *tmp = NULL;
 	struct hdd_is_connection_in_progress_priv *context = ctx;
 
 	hdd_ctx = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_HDD);
@@ -18462,7 +18462,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS hdd_is_connection_in_progress_iterator(
 		}
 	} else if ((QDF_SAP_MODE == adapter->device_mode) ||
 			(QDF_P2P_GO_MODE == adapter->device_mode)) {
-		hdd_for_each_sta_ref(adapter->sta_info_list, sta_info,
+		hdd_for_each_sta_ref_safe(adapter->sta_info_list, sta_info, tmp,
 				     STA_INFO_CONNECTION_IN_PROGRESS_ITERATOR) {
 			if (sta_info->peer_state !=
 				OL_TXRX_PEER_STATE_CONN) {