diff --git a/components/ipa/dispatcher/inc/wlan_ipa_ucfg_api.h b/components/ipa/dispatcher/inc/wlan_ipa_ucfg_api.h
index b03330dfecaa..61487bc3400a 100644
--- a/components/ipa/dispatcher/inc/wlan_ipa_ucfg_api.h
+++ b/components/ipa/dispatcher/inc/wlan_ipa_ucfg_api.h
@@ -42,6 +42,19 @@
  */
 bool ucfg_ipa_is_present(void);
 
+/**
+ * ucfg_ipa_is_ready() - get IPA ready status
+ *
+ * After ipa_ready_cb() is registered and later invoked by IPA
+ * driver, ipa ready status flag is updated in wlan driver.
+ * Unless IPA ready callback is invoked and ready status is
+ * updated none of the IPA APIs should be invoked.
+ *
+ * Return: true - ipa is ready
+ *         false - ipa is not ready
+ */
+bool ucfg_ipa_is_ready(void);
+
 /**
  * ucfg_ipa_is_enabled() - get IPA enable status
  *
@@ -397,6 +410,11 @@ static inline bool ucfg_ipa_is_present(void)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static inline bool ucfg_ipa_is_ready(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 static inline void ucfg_ipa_update_config(struct wlan_ipa_config *config)
 {
 }
diff --git a/components/ipa/dispatcher/src/wlan_ipa_ucfg_api.c b/components/ipa/dispatcher/src/wlan_ipa_ucfg_api.c
index 2ef3d1c2b726..30c2ef1dc548 100644
--- a/components/ipa/dispatcher/src/wlan_ipa_ucfg_api.c
+++ b/components/ipa/dispatcher/src/wlan_ipa_ucfg_api.c
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ bool ucfg_ipa_is_present(void)
 	return ipa_is_hw_support();
 }
 
+bool ucfg_ipa_is_ready(void)
+{
+	return ipa_is_ready();
+}
+
 bool ucfg_ipa_is_enabled(void)
 {
 	return ipa_config_is_enabled();
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
index 087cc256391d..6046872f285c 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ static int hdd_init_qdf_ctx(struct device *dev, void *bdev,
 	qdf_dev->bus_type = bus_type;
 	qdf_dev->bid = bid;
 
-	if (cds_smmu_mem_map_setup(qdf_dev, ucfg_ipa_is_present()) !=
+	if (cds_smmu_mem_map_setup(qdf_dev, ucfg_ipa_is_ready()) !=
 		QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		hdd_err("cds_smmu_mem_map_setup() failed");
 		return -EFAULT;