diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c b/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
index 4a641a184a2d..8bcf88ef11a2 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
@@ -1214,7 +1214,8 @@ int wma_vdev_start_resp_handler(void *handle, uint8_t *cmd_param_info,
 	if ((resp_event->vdev_id < wma->max_bssid) &&
 	    (qdf_atomic_read(
 	    &wma->interfaces[resp_event->vdev_id].vdev_restart_params.hidden_ssid_restart_in_progress))
-	    && (wma_is_vdev_in_ap_mode(wma, resp_event->vdev_id) == true)) {
+	    && (wma_is_vdev_in_ap_mode(wma, resp_event->vdev_id) == true)
+	    && (req_msg->msg_type == WMA_HIDDEN_SSID_VDEV_RESTART)) {
 		tpHalHiddenSsidVdevRestart hidden_ssid_restart =
 			(tpHalHiddenSsidVdevRestart)req_msg->user_data;
 		WMA_LOGE("%s: vdev restart event recevied for hidden ssid set using IOCTL",