diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_features.c b/core/wma/src/wma_features.c
index 95baf9746db0..5b8ed6e79696 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_features.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_features.c
@@ -1907,7 +1907,7 @@ wma_wow_get_pkt_proto_subtype(uint8_t *data, uint32_t len)
 				return QDF_PROTO_IPV4_UDP;
 
 			if (!qdf_nbuf_data_is_ipv4_dhcp_pkt(data))
-				return QDF_PROTO_INVALID;
+				return QDF_PROTO_IPV4_UDP;
 
 			if (len < WMA_DHCP_SUBTYPE_GET_MIN_LEN)
 				return QDF_PROTO_INVALID;