diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c b/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
index 73d883382974..15f3c657a065 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2013-2021 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2023 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2024 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
@@ -2214,6 +2214,9 @@ void wma_send_vdev_down(tp_wma_handle wma, struct del_bss_resp *resp)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	wma_debug("Reset roaming_in_progress for vdev %d", vdev_id);
+	wma->interfaces[vdev_id].roaming_in_progress = false;
+
 	if (vdev_stop_type != WMA_DELETE_BSS_HO_FAIL_REQ) {
 		if (wma_send_vdev_down_to_fw(wma, vdev_id) !=
 		    QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS)
diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c b/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c
index 11fa4b46823a..e8f10039e0ad 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2013-2021 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2022 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2024 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
@@ -3957,8 +3957,6 @@ QDF_STATUS wma_send_vdev_down_to_fw(t_wma_handle *wma, uint8_t vdev_id)
 		return status;
 	}
 
-	wma->interfaces[vdev_id].roaming_in_progress = false;
-
 	status = vdev_mgr_down_send(vdev_mlme);
 
 	return status;