diff --git a/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_utils_api.c b/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_utils_api.c
index 8fcc675d008b..fb3f7376aab7 100644
--- a/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_utils_api.c
+++ b/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_utils_api.c
@@ -1029,10 +1029,10 @@ util_scan_populate_bcn_ie_list(struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev,
 			scan_params->erp = ((struct erp_ie *)ie)->value;
 			break;
 		case WLAN_ELEMID_HTCAP_ANA:
-			if (ie->ie_len != sizeof(struct htcap_cmn_ie))
-				goto err;
-			scan_params->ie_list.htcap =
+			if (ie->ie_len == sizeof(struct htcap_cmn_ie)) {
+				scan_params->ie_list.htcap =
 				(uint8_t *)&(((struct htcap_ie *)ie)->ie);
+			}
 			break;
 		case WLAN_ELEMID_RSN:
 			/*