diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
index a7c3fc256076..e9bb236a7ad0 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
@@ -2764,7 +2764,7 @@ QDF_STATUS wlan_hdd_get_channel_for_sap_restart(
 				uint8_t vdev_id, uint8_t *channel,
 				uint8_t *sec_ch)
 {
-	tHalHandle *hal_handle;
+	tHalHandle hal_handle;
 	struct hdd_ap_ctx *hdd_ap_ctx;
 	uint8_t intf_ch = 0;
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx;
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 6982dbf2b21f..43f7307c7a6c 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -7968,7 +7968,7 @@ static uint8_t hdd_get_safe_channel_from_pcl_and_acs_range(
 	struct sir_pcl_list pcl;
 	QDF_STATUS status;
 	uint32_t i, j;
-	tHalHandle *hal_handle;
+	tHalHandle hal_handle;
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx;
 	bool found = false;
 	int ret;
@@ -8072,7 +8072,7 @@ void hdd_switch_sap_channel(struct hdd_adapter *adapter, uint8_t channel,
 			    bool forced)
 {
 	struct hdd_ap_ctx *hdd_ap_ctx;
-	tHalHandle *hal_handle;
+	tHalHandle hal_handle;
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx;
 
 	if (!adapter) {