diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c
index 5b83e39742a9..dfde5ffce65e 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ lim_send_probe_rsp_mgmt_frame(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
 	uint8_t sme_sessionid = 0;
 	bool is_vht_enabled = false;
 	tDot11fIEExtCap extracted_ext_cap;
-	bool extracted_ext_cap_flag = true;
+	bool extracted_ext_cap_flag = false;
 
 	/* We don't answer requests in this case*/
 	if (ANI_DRIVER_TYPE(mac_ctx) == eDRIVER_TYPE_MFG)
@@ -734,9 +734,10 @@ lim_send_probe_rsp_mgmt_frame(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
 					add_ie, &addn_ie_len,
 					&extracted_ext_cap);
 		if (eSIR_SUCCESS != sir_status) {
-			extracted_ext_cap_flag = false;
 			lim_log(mac_ctx, LOG1,
 				FL("Unable to strip off ExtCap IE"));
+		} else {
+			extracted_ext_cap_flag = true;
 		}
 
 		bytes = bytes + addn_ie_len;
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/sch/sch_api.c b/core/mac/src/pe/sch/sch_api.c
index a61d0fa7e888..2eb27f8e73ec 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/sch/sch_api.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/sch/sch_api.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ uint32_t lim_send_probe_rsp_template_to_hal(tpAniSirGlobal pMac,
 	uint32_t addnIELenWoP2pIe = 0;
 	uint32_t retStatus;
 	tDot11fIEExtCap extracted_extcap;
-	bool extcap_present = true;
+	bool extcap_present = false;
 	tDot11fProbeResponse *prb_rsp_frm;
 	tSirRetStatus status;
 	uint16_t addn_ielen = 0;
@@ -458,8 +458,9 @@ uint32_t lim_send_probe_rsp_template_to_hal(tpAniSirGlobal pMac,
 		status = lim_strip_extcap_update_struct(pMac, addIE,
 				&addn_ielen, &extracted_extcap);
 		if (eSIR_SUCCESS != status) {
-			extcap_present = false;
 			sch_log(pMac, LOG1, FL("extcap not extracted"));
+		} else {
+			extcap_present = true;
 		}
 	}