diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index e6bf1cdb87a7..a526778e8885 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -11361,7 +11361,6 @@ void wlan_hdd_start_sap(struct hdd_adapter *ap_adapter, bool reinit)
 
 	if (0 != wlan_hdd_cfg80211_update_apies(ap_adapter)) {
 		hdd_err("SAP Not able to set AP IEs");
-		wlansap_reset_sap_config_add_ie(sap_config, eUPDATE_IE_ALL);
 		goto end;
 	}
 
@@ -11380,6 +11379,7 @@ void wlan_hdd_start_sap(struct hdd_adapter *ap_adapter, bool reinit)
 		goto end;
 	}
 	hdd_info("SAP Start Success");
+	wlansap_reset_sap_config_add_ie(sap_config, eUPDATE_IE_ALL);
 	set_bit(SOFTAP_BSS_STARTED, &ap_adapter->event_flags);
 	if (hostapd_state->bss_state == BSS_START)
 		policy_mgr_incr_active_session(hdd_ctx->hdd_psoc,
@@ -11389,6 +11389,7 @@ void wlan_hdd_start_sap(struct hdd_adapter *ap_adapter, bool reinit)
 
 	return;
 end:
+	wlansap_reset_sap_config_add_ie(sap_config, eUPDATE_IE_ALL);
 	mutex_unlock(&hdd_ctx->sap_lock);
 	/* SAP context and beacon cleanup will happen during driver unload
 	 * in hdd_stop_adapter