diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index b0358c628bc2..5e0f4661d5af 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -4872,6 +4872,10 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_wifi_logger_start(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	if (status)
 		return status;
 
+	if (hdd_ctx->driver_status == DRIVER_MODULES_CLOSED) {
+		hdd_err("Driver Modules are closed, can not start logger");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	if (nla_parse(tb, QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_WIFI_LOGGER_START_MAX,
 				data, data_len,