diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
index d27a31f35538..10343a97a524 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
@@ -230,9 +230,6 @@ int hdd_hif_open(struct device *dev, void *bdev, const struct hif_bus_id *bid,
 		goto err_hif_close;
 	}
 
-	if (hdd_ctx->config->prevent_link_down)
-		hif_vote_link_up(hif_ctx);
-
 	status = hif_enable(hif_ctx, dev, bdev, bid, bus_type,
 			    (reinit == true) ?  HIF_ENABLE_TYPE_REINIT :
 			    HIF_ENABLE_TYPE_PROBE);
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 735e65bc7213..da5011d980a5 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -11796,6 +11796,9 @@ static void hdd_update_hif_config(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 	cfg.enable_self_recovery = hdd_ctx->config->enableSelfRecovery;
 	hdd_populate_runtime_cfg(hdd_ctx, &cfg);
 	hif_init_ini_config(scn, &cfg);
+
+	if (hdd_ctx->config->prevent_link_down)
+		hif_vote_link_up(scn);
 }
 
 /**