diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index 495de7d64044..edb95e2fba53 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -19309,20 +19309,18 @@ disconnected:
  * wlan_hdd_reassoc_bssid_hint() - Start reassociation if bssid is present
  * @adapter: Pointer to the HDD adapter
  * @req: Pointer to the structure cfg_connect_params receieved from user space
- * @status: out variable for status of reassoc request
  *
  * This function will start reassociation if prev_bssid is set and bssid/
  * bssid_hint, channel/channel_hint parameters are present in connect request.
  *
- * Return: true if connect was for ReAssociation, false otherwise
+ * Return: 0 if connect was for ReAssociation, non-zero error code otherwise
  */
 #if defined(CFG80211_CONNECT_PREV_BSSID) || \
 	(LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4, 7, 0))
-static bool wlan_hdd_reassoc_bssid_hint(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
-					struct cfg80211_connect_params *req,
-					int *status)
+static int wlan_hdd_reassoc_bssid_hint(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
+					struct cfg80211_connect_params *req)
 {
-	bool reassoc = false;
+	int status = -EINVAL;
 	const uint8_t *bssid = NULL;
 	uint16_t channel = 0;
 	struct hdd_station_ctx *sta_ctx;
@@ -19338,7 +19336,6 @@ static bool wlan_hdd_reassoc_bssid_hint(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 		channel = req->channel_hint->hw_value;
 
 	if (bssid && channel && req->prev_bssid) {
-		reassoc = true;
 		hdd_debug("REASSOC Attempt on channel %d to " MAC_ADDRESS_STR,
 			  channel, MAC_ADDR_ARRAY(bssid));
 		/*
@@ -19351,18 +19348,17 @@ static bool wlan_hdd_reassoc_bssid_hint(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 		qdf_mem_copy(sta_ctx->requested_bssid.bytes, bssid,
 			     QDF_MAC_ADDR_SIZE);
 
-		*status = hdd_reassoc(adapter, bssid, channel,
+		status = hdd_reassoc(adapter, bssid, channel,
 				      CONNECT_CMD_USERSPACE);
-		hdd_debug("hdd_reassoc: status: %d", *status);
+		hdd_debug("hdd_reassoc: status: %d", status);
 	}
-	return reassoc;
+	return status;
 }
 #else
-static bool wlan_hdd_reassoc_bssid_hint(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
-					struct cfg80211_connect_params *req,
-					int *status)
+static int wlan_hdd_reassoc_bssid_hint(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
+					struct cfg80211_connect_params *req)
 {
-	return false;
+	return -ENOTSUPP;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -19488,7 +19484,11 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_connect(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (true == wlan_hdd_reassoc_bssid_hint(adapter, req, &status))
+	/*
+	 * Check if this is reassoc to same bssid, if reassoc is success, return
+	 */
+	status = wlan_hdd_reassoc_bssid_hint(adapter, req);
+	if (!status)
 		return status;
 
 	/* Try disconnecting if already in connected state */