diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c
index ad3028aadf8b..f6036205104b 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c
@@ -5116,7 +5116,7 @@ bool lim_set_nss_change(struct mac_context *mac, struct pe_session *pe_session,
 
 	if (!rxNss) {
 		pe_err("Invalid rxNss value: %u", rxNss);
-		cds_trigger_recovery(QDF_REASON_UNSPECIFIED);
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	tempParam.rxNss = rxNss;
diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c b/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
index 5645aed31b50..47e4d2e84fe5 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
@@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ QDF_STATUS wma_remove_peer(tp_wma_handle wma, uint8_t *mac_addr,
 		WMA_LOGE("%s: Can't remove peer with peer_addr %pM vdevid %d peer_count %d",
 			 __func__, peer_addr, vdev_id,
 			wma->interfaces[vdev_id].peer_count);
-		cds_trigger_recovery(QDF_REASON_UNSPECIFIED);
+		QDF_ASSERT(0);
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
 	}