diff --git a/components/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_core.c b/components/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_core.c
index 720184b178f5..4bb1820e3851 100644
--- a/components/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_core.c
+++ b/components/cmn_services/policy_mgr/src/wlan_policy_mgr_core.c
@@ -1404,8 +1404,22 @@ void policy_mgr_set_pcl_for_connected_vdev(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 					   uint8_t vdev_id, bool clear_pcl)
 {
 	struct policy_mgr_pcl_list msg = { {0} };
+	struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev;
 	uint8_t roam_enabled_vdev_id;
 
+	vdev = wlan_objmgr_get_vdev_by_id_from_psoc(psoc, vdev_id,
+						    WLAN_POLICY_MGR_ID);
+	if (!vdev) {
+		policy_mgr_err("vdev is NULL");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (wlan_vdev_mlme_get_opmode(vdev) != QDF_STA_MODE) {
+		wlan_objmgr_vdev_release_ref(vdev, WLAN_POLICY_MGR_ID);
+		return;
+	}
+	wlan_objmgr_vdev_release_ref(vdev, WLAN_POLICY_MGR_ID);
+
 	/*
 	 * Get the vdev id of the STA on which roaming is already
 	 * initialized and set the vdev PCL for that STA vdev if dual