diff --git a/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_utils_api.c b/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_utils_api.c
index 7ffe30b413d1..94a4a101a89d 100644
--- a/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_utils_api.c
+++ b/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_utils_api.c
@@ -2524,6 +2524,8 @@ static QDF_STATUS util_scan_parse_mbssid(struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev,
 			}
 
 			if (mbssid_info.split_prof_continue) {
+				if (!split_prof_start)
+					break;
 				nontx_profile = split_prof_start;
 				subie_len = split_prof_len;
 			} else {
@@ -2541,6 +2543,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS util_scan_parse_mbssid(struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev,
 					qdf_mem_free(split_prof_start);
 					split_prof_start = NULL;
 					split_prof_end = NULL;
+					split_prof_len = 0;
 				}
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -2606,6 +2609,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS util_scan_parse_mbssid(struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev,
 					qdf_mem_free(split_prof_start);
 					split_prof_start = NULL;
 					split_prof_end = NULL;
+					split_prof_len = 0;
 					qdf_mem_zero(&mbssid_info,
 						     sizeof(mbssid_info));
 				}
@@ -2620,6 +2624,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS util_scan_parse_mbssid(struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev,
 				qdf_mem_free(split_prof_start);
 				split_prof_start = NULL;
 				split_prof_end = NULL;
+				split_prof_len = 0;
 			}
 			qdf_mem_free(new_frame);
 		}