diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
index cbb69d7fb101..23148939c31a 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
@@ -1592,8 +1592,6 @@ static void wlan_hdd_pld_uevent(struct device *dev,
 	hdd_info("pld event %d", uevent->uevent);
 
 	wlan_hdd_flush_iface_idle_work();
-	wma_wmi_stop();
-
 	wlan_hdd_set_the_pld_uevent(uevent);
 	mutex_lock(&hdd_init_deinit_lock);
 	wlan_hdd_handle_the_pld_uevent(uevent);
diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_main.c b/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
index d86c8aed8c73..20b159218d3f 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
@@ -1961,6 +1961,7 @@ static void wma_shutdown_notifier_cb(void *priv)
 
 	qdf_event_set(&wma_handle->wma_resume_event);
 	pmo_ucfg_psoc_wakeup_host_event_received(wma_handle->psoc);
+	wmi_stop(wma_handle->wmi_handle);
 
 	msg.bodyptr = priv;
 	msg.callback = wma_cleanup_vdev_resp_and_hold_req;