diff --git a/core/cds/inc/cds_sched.h b/core/cds/inc/cds_sched.h
index 537dabd8830d..d62f03f95c56 100644
--- a/core/cds/inc/cds_sched.h
+++ b/core/cds/inc/cds_sched.h
@@ -493,4 +493,14 @@ void cds_shutdown_notifier_purge(void);
  * shutdown.
  */
 void cds_shutdown_notifier_call(void);
+
+/**
+ * cds_resume_rx_thread() - resume rx thread by completing its resume event
+ *
+ * Resume RX thread by completing RX thread resume event
+ *
+ * Return: None
+ */
+void cds_resume_rx_thread(void);
+
 #endif /* #if !defined __CDS_SCHED_H */
diff --git a/core/cds/src/cds_sched.c b/core/cds/src/cds_sched.c
index 4d44b2d62f90..0dec9dfbd9f6 100644
--- a/core/cds/src/cds_sched.c
+++ b/core/cds/src/cds_sched.c
@@ -1105,3 +1105,16 @@ int cds_get_gfp_flags(void)
 
 	return flags;
 }
+
+void cds_resume_rx_thread(void)
+{
+	p_cds_sched_context cds_sched_context = NULL;
+
+	cds_sched_context = get_cds_sched_ctxt();
+	if (NULL == cds_sched_context) {
+		cds_err("cds_sched_context is NULL");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	complete(&cds_sched_context->ol_resume_rx_event);
+}
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c
index 81c330fd3204..85e5d83b2f50 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c
@@ -1197,7 +1197,6 @@ static void hdd_ssr_restart_sap(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 QDF_STATUS hdd_wlan_shutdown(void)
 {
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx;
-	p_cds_sched_context cds_sched_context = NULL;
 	void *soc = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_SOC);
 
 	hdd_info("WLAN driver shutting down!");
@@ -1215,6 +1214,18 @@ QDF_STATUS hdd_wlan_shutdown(void)
 	hdd_debug("Invoking packetdump deregistration API");
 	wlan_deregister_txrx_packetdump();
 
+	/* resume wlan threads before adapter reset which does vdev destroy */
+	if (hdd_ctx->is_scheduler_suspended) {
+		scheduler_resume();
+		hdd_ctx->is_scheduler_suspended = false;
+		hdd_ctx->is_wiphy_suspended = false;
+	}
+
+	if (hdd_ctx->is_ol_rx_thread_suspended) {
+		cds_resume_rx_thread();
+		hdd_ctx->is_ol_rx_thread_suspended = false;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * After SSR, FW clear its txrx stats. In host,
 	 * as adapter is intact so those counts are still
@@ -1240,19 +1251,6 @@ QDF_STATUS hdd_wlan_shutdown(void)
 	/* De-register the HDD callbacks */
 	hdd_deregister_cb(hdd_ctx);
 
-	cds_sched_context = get_cds_sched_ctxt();
-
-	if (hdd_ctx->is_scheduler_suspended) {
-		scheduler_resume();
-		hdd_ctx->is_scheduler_suspended = false;
-		hdd_ctx->is_wiphy_suspended = false;
-	}
-
-	if (true == hdd_ctx->is_ol_rx_thread_suspended) {
-		complete(&cds_sched_context->ol_resume_rx_event);
-		hdd_ctx->is_ol_rx_thread_suspended = false;
-	}
-
 	hdd_wlan_stop_modules(hdd_ctx, false);
 
 	hdd_bus_bandwidth_deinit(hdd_ctx);