diff --git a/core/cds/src/cds_sched.c b/core/cds/src/cds_sched.c
index 926546b18cab..30316b833f3a 100644
--- a/core/cds/src/cds_sched.c
+++ b/core/cds/src/cds_sched.c
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ static void __cds_cpu_hotplug_notify(uint32_t cpu, bool cpu_up)
 	if (!pSchedContext || !pSchedContext->ol_rx_thread)
 		return;
 
-	if (cds_is_load_or_unload_in_progress())
+	if (cds_is_load_or_unload_in_progress() ||
+	    cds_is_module_stop_in_progress() || cds_is_driver_recovering())
 		return;
 
 	cds_debug("'%s' event on CPU %u (of %d); Currently affine to CPU %u",