diff --git a/core/sap/src/sap_ch_select.c b/core/sap/src/sap_ch_select.c
index 37b8e270ae64..e02618ff2aeb 100644
--- a/core/sap/src/sap_ch_select.c
+++ b/core/sap/src/sap_ch_select.c
@@ -314,8 +314,12 @@ static void sap_process_avoid_ie(tHalHandle hal,
 
 		if (temp_ptr) {
 			avoid_ch_ie = (struct sAvoidChannelIE *)temp_ptr;
-			if (avoid_ch_ie->type != QCOM_VENDOR_IE_MCC_AVOID_CH)
+			if (avoid_ch_ie->type !=
+					QCOM_VENDOR_IE_MCC_AVOID_CH) {
+				node = sme_scan_result_get_next(hal,
+					scan_result);
 				continue;
+			}
 
 			sap_ctx->sap_detected_avoid_ch_ie.present = 1;
 			QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_SAP,