diff --git a/os_if/pkt_capture/src/os_if_pkt_capture.c b/os_if/pkt_capture/src/os_if_pkt_capture.c
index 43633ab18f5d..c1e836a57ffc 100644
--- a/os_if/pkt_capture/src/os_if_pkt_capture.c
+++ b/os_if/pkt_capture/src/os_if_pkt_capture.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2016-2021 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for
  * any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the
@@ -74,10 +75,6 @@ QDF_STATUS os_if_monitor_mode_configure(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 	QDF_STATUS status;
 
 	os_if_pkt_enter();
-
-	if (tb[SET_MONITOR_MODE_INVALID])
-		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
-
 	vdev = hdd_objmgr_get_vdev(adapter);
 	if (!vdev)
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
@@ -89,6 +86,9 @@ QDF_STATUS os_if_monitor_mode_configure(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (tb[SET_MONITOR_MODE_INVALID])
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
+
 	if (tb[SET_MONITOR_MODE_DATA_TX_FRAME_TYPE] &&
 	    nla_get_u32(tb[SET_MONITOR_MODE_DATA_TX_FRAME_TYPE]) <
 	    PACKET_CAPTURE_DATA_MAX_FILTER) {