diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index ca8d4779ec39..3c203c8235ed 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -6242,6 +6242,8 @@ static void hdd_wlan_exit(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 
 	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&hdd_netdev_notifier);
 
+	hdd_close_all_adapters(hdd_ctx, false);
+
 	hdd_wlan_stop_modules(hdd_ctx, false);
 
 	memdump_deinit();
@@ -6268,8 +6270,6 @@ static void hdd_wlan_exit(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 	hdd_green_ap_deinit(hdd_ctx);
 	hdd_request_manager_deinit();
 
-	hdd_close_all_adapters(hdd_ctx, false);
-
 	hdd_ipa_cleanup(hdd_ctx);
 
 	wlansap_global_deinit();