diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index dfb658d295be..9cfcfa384267 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -12830,6 +12830,7 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_set_nud_stats(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	struct nlattr *tb[STATS_SET_MAX + 1];
 	struct net_device   *dev = wdev->netdev;
 	struct hdd_adapter *adapter = WLAN_HDD_GET_PRIV_PTR(dev);
+	struct hdd_station_ctx *sta_ctx = WLAN_HDD_GET_STATION_CTX_PTR(adapter);
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
 	struct set_arp_stats_params arp_stats_params = {0};
 	int err = 0;
@@ -12856,6 +12857,11 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_set_nud_stats(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (eConnectionState_Associated != sta_ctx->conn_info.conn_state) {
+		hdd_debug("Not Associated");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	err = wlan_cfg80211_nla_parse(tb, STATS_SET_MAX, data, data_len,
 				      qca_wlan_vendor_set_nud_stats);
 	if (err) {