diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index c835e83e531a..b623d6305ef9 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -15048,17 +15048,14 @@ static void hdd_driver_unload(void)
 		QWLAN_VERSIONSTR);
 
 	hif_ctx = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_HIF);
-	if (!hif_ctx) {
-		hdd_err_rl("hif context is Null");
-		return;
+	if (hif_ctx) {
+		/*
+		 * Trigger runtime sync resume before setting unload in progress
+		 * such that resume can happen successfully
+		 */
+		hif_pm_runtime_sync_resume(hif_ctx);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Trigger runtime sync resume before setting unload in progress
-	 * such that resume can happen successfully
-	 */
-	hif_pm_runtime_sync_resume(hif_ctx);
-
 	cds_set_driver_loaded(false);
 	cds_set_unload_in_progress(true);