diff --git a/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c b/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
index b13ddf542ac8..e66a59465173 100644
--- a/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
+++ b/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
@@ -511,13 +511,13 @@ static QDF_STATUS send_vdev_start_cmd_tlv(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle,
 				     cmd->ssid.ssid_len);
 		}
 
-		if (req->hidden_ssid)
-			cmd->flags |= WMI_UNIFIED_VDEV_START_HIDDEN_SSID;
-
 		if (req->pmf_enabled)
 			cmd->flags |= WMI_UNIFIED_VDEV_START_PMF_ENABLED;
 	}
 
+	if (req->hidden_ssid)
+		cmd->flags |= WMI_UNIFIED_VDEV_START_HIDDEN_SSID;
+
 	cmd->flags |= WMI_UNIFIED_VDEV_START_LDPC_RX_ENABLED;
 	cmd->num_noa_descriptors = req->num_noa_descriptors;
 	cmd->preferred_rx_streams = req->preferred_rx_streams;