diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
index 47852548d660..a9185a966b5e 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ static int wlan_hdd_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 		hdd_err("PMO Runtime resume failed: %d", status);
 	} else {
 		if (policy_mgr_get_connection_count(hdd_ctx->psoc))
-			hdd_bus_bw_compute_timer_start(hdd_ctx);
+			hdd_bus_bw_compute_timer_try_start(hdd_ctx);
 	}
 
 	hdd_debug("Runtime resume done");
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index f78b48714be6..141056828338 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -9329,7 +9329,11 @@ void hdd_bus_bandwidth_deinit(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 {
 	hdd_enter();
 
+	/* it is expecting the timer has been stopped or not started
+	 * when coming deinit.
+	 */
 	QDF_BUG(!qdf_periodic_work_stop_sync(&hdd_ctx->bus_bw_work));
+
 	qdf_periodic_work_destroy(&hdd_ctx->bus_bw_work);
 	qdf_spinlock_destroy(&hdd_ctx->bus_bw_lock);
 	hdd_pm_qos_remove_request(hdd_ctx);