diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 3ed98870a209..76d68c0f0633 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -11218,6 +11218,7 @@ static int __hdd_psoc_idle_shutdown(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 	errno = osif_psoc_sync_trans_start(hdd_ctx->parent_dev, &psoc_sync);
 	if (errno) {
 		hdd_info("psoc busy, abort idle shutdown; errno:%d", errno);
+		errno = -EAGAIN;
 		goto exit;
 	}