diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c
index f68984b9b035..5192343d641a 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ void lim_deactivate_timers(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx)
 	if (tx_timer_running(&lim_timer->gLimJoinFailureTimer)) {
 		pe_err("Join failure timer running call the timeout API");
 		/* Cleanup as if join timer expired */
-		lim_process_join_failure_timeout(mac_ctx);
+		lim_timer_handler(mac_ctx, SIR_LIM_JOIN_FAIL_TIMEOUT);
 	}
 	/* Deactivate Join failure timer. */
 	tx_timer_deactivate(&lim_timer->gLimJoinFailureTimer);
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ void lim_deactivate_timers(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx)
 	if (tx_timer_running(&lim_timer->gLimAssocFailureTimer)) {
 		pe_err("Assoc failure timer running call the timeout API");
 		/* Cleanup as if assoc timer expired */
-		lim_process_assoc_failure_timeout(mac_ctx, LIM_ASSOC);
+		lim_assoc_failure_timer_handler(mac_ctx, LIM_ASSOC);
 	}
 	/* Deactivate Association failure timer. */
 	tx_timer_deactivate(&lim_timer->gLimAssocFailureTimer);
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ void lim_deactivate_timers(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx)
 	if (tx_timer_running(&mac_ctx->lim.limTimers.gLimAuthFailureTimer)) {
 		pe_err("Auth failure timer running call the timeout API");
 		/* Cleanup as if auth timer expired */
-		lim_process_auth_failure_timeout(mac_ctx);
+		lim_timer_handler(mac_ctx, SIR_LIM_AUTH_FAIL_TIMEOUT);
 	}
 	/* Deactivate Authentication failure timer. */
 	tx_timer_deactivate(&lim_timer->gLimAuthFailureTimer);