diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 11518ffe8bc0..bff275ff36b9 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -3598,6 +3598,7 @@ static void __hdd_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
 				  ucfg_pmo_max_mc_addr_supported(psoc));
 			hdd_disable_and_flush_mc_addr_list(adapter,
 				pmo_mc_list_change_notify);
+			adapter->mc_addr_list.mc_cnt = 0;
 			goto free_req;
 		}
 		netdev_for_each_mc_addr(ha, dev) {
@@ -3615,6 +3616,7 @@ static void __hdd_set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
 		}
 	}
 
+	adapter->mc_addr_list.mc_cnt = mc_count;
 	mc_list_request->psoc = psoc;
 	mc_list_request->vdev_id = adapter->session_id;
 	mc_list_request->count = mc_count;