diff --git a/scheduler/src/scheduler_api.c b/scheduler/src/scheduler_api.c
index 81f266e7101b..d50a88ac63aa 100644
--- a/scheduler/src/scheduler_api.c
+++ b/scheduler/src/scheduler_api.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <scheduler_core.h>
 #include <qdf_atomic.h>
 #include <qdf_module.h>
+#include <qdf_platform.h>
 
 QDF_STATUS scheduler_disable(void)
 {
@@ -64,6 +65,11 @@ static void scheduler_watchdog_timeout(void *arg)
 {
 	struct scheduler_ctx *sched = arg;
 
+	if (qdf_is_recovering()) {
+		sched_debug("Recovery is in progress ignore timeout");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	scheduler_watchdog_notify(sched);
 	if (sched->sch_thread)
 		qdf_print_thread_trace(sched->sch_thread);