diff --git a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
index 70319000c20b..5f810fd8aca4 100644
--- a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
+++ b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
@@ -3481,6 +3481,17 @@ void hdd_component_pdev_close(struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev);
 #ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_MEMDUMP_ENABLE
 int hdd_driver_memdump_init(void);
 void hdd_driver_memdump_deinit(void);
+
+/**
+ * hdd_driver_mem_cleanup() - Frees memory allocated for
+ * driver dump
+ *
+ * This function  frees driver dump memory.
+ *
+ * Return: None
+ */
+void hdd_driver_mem_cleanup(void);
+
 #else /* WLAN_FEATURE_MEMDUMP_ENABLE */
 static inline int hdd_driver_memdump_init(void)
 {
@@ -3489,6 +3500,10 @@ static inline int hdd_driver_memdump_init(void)
 static inline void hdd_driver_memdump_deinit(void)
 {
 }
+
+static inline void hdd_driver_mem_cleanup(void)
+{
+}
 #endif /* WLAN_FEATURE_MEMDUMP_ENABLE */
 /**
  * hdd_set_disconnect_status() - set adapter disconnection status
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 08e02a28844a..b354f2b5348c 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -11897,6 +11897,7 @@ int hdd_wlan_stop_modules(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx, bool ftm_mode)
 
 	/* Free the cache channels of the command SET_DISABLE_CHANNEL_LIST */
 	wlan_hdd_free_cache_channels(hdd_ctx);
+	hdd_driver_mem_cleanup();
 
 	/* Free the resources allocated while storing SAR config. These needs
 	 * to be freed only in the case when it is not SSR. As in the case of
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_memdump.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_memdump.c
index 7399a73513a1..954a574f02b9 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_memdump.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_memdump.c
@@ -59,15 +59,7 @@ static void *memdump_get_file_data(struct file *file)
 	return hdd_ctx;
 }
 
-/**
- * hdd_driver_mem_cleanup() - Frees memory allocated for
- * driver dump
- *
- * This function unallocates driver dump memory.
- *
- * Return: None
- */
-static void hdd_driver_mem_cleanup(void)
+void hdd_driver_mem_cleanup(void)
 {
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx;
 
@@ -310,6 +302,4 @@ int hdd_driver_memdump_init(void)
 void hdd_driver_memdump_deinit(void)
 {
 	hdd_driver_memdump_procfs_remove();
-
-	hdd_driver_mem_cleanup();
 }