diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 587c85f569c2..60ef316324c4 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -12577,6 +12577,8 @@ struct hdd_context *hdd_context_create(struct device *dev)
 	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status)) {
 		hdd_err("Failed to parse cfg %s; status:%d\n",
 			WLAN_INI_FILE, status);
+		/* Assert if failed to parse at least one INI parameter */
+		QDF_BUG(status != QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL);
 		ret = qdf_status_to_os_return(status);
 		goto err_free_config;
 	}