diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
index ef76798f9c3f..ce36f71aff6a 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
@@ -5885,7 +5885,7 @@ int wlan_hdd_cfg80211_start_bss(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	qdf_status = qdf_wait_for_event_completion(&hostapd_state->qdf_event,
+	qdf_status = qdf_wait_single_event(&hostapd_state->qdf_event,
 					SME_CMD_START_BSS_TIMEOUT);
 
 	wlansap_reset_sap_config_add_ie(config, eUPDATE_IE_ALL);
@@ -5902,7 +5902,8 @@ int wlan_hdd_cfg80211_start_bss(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 		hdd_set_connection_in_progress(false);
 		sme_get_command_q_status(mac_handle);
 		wlansap_stop_bss(WLAN_HDD_GET_SAP_CTX_PTR(adapter));
-		QDF_ASSERT(0);
+		if (!cds_is_driver_recovering())
+			QDF_ASSERT(0);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto error;
 	}
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 44873ffca6ef..5877b6be9a15 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -16292,7 +16292,7 @@ void wlan_hdd_start_sap(struct hdd_adapter *ap_adapter, bool reinit)
 		goto end;
 
 	hdd_debug("Waiting for SAP to start");
-	qdf_status = qdf_wait_for_event_completion(&hostapd_state->qdf_event,
+	qdf_status = qdf_wait_single_event(&hostapd_state->qdf_event,
 					SME_CMD_START_BSS_TIMEOUT);
 	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(qdf_status)) {
 		hdd_err("SAP Start failed");
@@ -18542,7 +18542,7 @@ void hdd_restart_sap(struct hdd_adapter *ap_adapter)
 
 		hdd_info("Waiting for SAP to start");
 		qdf_status =
-			qdf_wait_for_event_completion(&hostapd_state->qdf_event,
+			qdf_wait_single_event(&hostapd_state->qdf_event,
 					SME_CMD_START_BSS_TIMEOUT);
 		wlansap_reset_sap_config_add_ie(sap_config,
 				eUPDATE_IE_ALL);
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_regulatory.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_regulatory.c
index 8d06b73de434..d8383f10b0a3 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_regulatory.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_regulatory.c
@@ -1533,8 +1533,8 @@ static void hdd_restart_sap_with_new_phymode(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx,
 		hdd_err("SAP Start Bss fail");
 		return;
 	}
-	status = qdf_wait_for_event_completion(&hostapd_state->qdf_event,
-					       SME_CMD_START_BSS_TIMEOUT);
+	status = qdf_wait_single_event(&hostapd_state->qdf_event,
+				       SME_CMD_START_BSS_TIMEOUT);
 	if (!QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(status)) {
 		mutex_unlock(&hdd_ctx->sap_lock);
 		hdd_err("SAP Start timeout");
diff --git a/core/sap/src/sap_fsm.c b/core/sap/src/sap_fsm.c
index f7549900fd3f..a36f8514cab2 100644
--- a/core/sap/src/sap_fsm.c
+++ b/core/sap/src/sap_fsm.c
@@ -2433,7 +2433,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS sap_fsm_handle_radar_during_cac(struct sap_context *sap_ctx,
 }
 
 /**
- * sap_fsm_handle_start_failure() - handle start failure or stop during cac wait
+ * sap_fsm_handle_start_failure() - handle sap start failure
  * @sap_ctx: SAP context
  * @msg: event msg
  * @mac_handle: Opaque handle to the global MAC context
@@ -2446,13 +2446,11 @@ static QDF_STATUS sap_fsm_handle_start_failure(struct sap_context *sap_ctx,
 {
 	QDF_STATUS qdf_status = QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
 
-	if (msg == eSAP_HDD_STOP_INFRA_BSS &&
-	    (QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(wlan_vdev_is_dfs_cac_wait(sap_ctx->vdev)) ||
-	     QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(
-	     wlan_vdev_is_restart_progress(sap_ctx->vdev)))) {
+	if (msg == eSAP_HDD_STOP_INFRA_BSS) {
 		/* Transition from SAP_STARTING to SAP_STOPPING */
-		sap_debug("In cac wait state from state %s => %s",
+		sap_debug("SAP start is in progress, state from state %s => %s",
 			  "SAP_STARTING", "SAP_STOPPING");
+
 		/*
 		 * Stop the CAC timer only in following conditions
 		 * single AP: if there is a single AP then stop timer