diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 24af2fec551b..a51eccc82b56 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -3133,7 +3133,6 @@ int hdd_wlan_start_modules(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx, bool reinit)
 	QDF_STATUS status;
 	bool unint = false;
 	void *hif_ctx;
-	struct target_psoc_info *tgt_hdl;
 
 	qdf_dev = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_QDF_DEVICE);
 	if (!qdf_dev) {
@@ -3338,10 +3337,9 @@ deregister_cb:
 	hdd_deregister_cb(hdd_ctx);
 
 cds_txrx_free:
-	tgt_hdl = wlan_psoc_get_tgt_if_handle(hdd_ctx->psoc);
 
-	if (tgt_hdl && target_psoc_get_wmi_ready(tgt_hdl)) {
-		hdd_runtime_suspend_context_deinit(hdd_ctx);
+	hdd_runtime_suspend_context_deinit(hdd_ctx);
+	if (hdd_ctx->pdev) {
 		dispatcher_pdev_close(hdd_ctx->pdev);
 		hdd_objmgr_release_and_destroy_pdev(hdd_ctx);
 	}