diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index d092dd8b55e3..9326fd93492c 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -4873,7 +4873,6 @@ static void hdd_wlan_exit(hdd_context_t *hdd_ctx)
 		hdd_stop_all_adapters(hdd_ctx);
 	}
 
-	hdd_wlan_stop_modules(hdd_ctx);
 	/*
 	 * Close the scheduler before calling cds_close to make sure no thread
 	 * is scheduled after the each module close is called i.e after all the
@@ -4885,6 +4884,8 @@ static void hdd_wlan_exit(hdd_context_t *hdd_ctx)
 		QDF_ASSERT(QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status));
 	}
 
+	hdd_wlan_stop_modules(hdd_ctx);
+
 	qdf_spinlock_destroy(&hdd_ctx->hdd_adapter_lock);
 	qdf_spinlock_destroy(&hdd_ctx->sta_update_info_lock);
 	qdf_spinlock_destroy(&hdd_ctx->connection_status_lock);