diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c
index ff5c204cfdf3..4c7857d39f0b 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c
@@ -2044,6 +2044,9 @@ QDF_STATUS hdd_rx_flush_packet_cbk(void *adapter_context, uint8_t vdev_id)
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx;
 	ol_txrx_soc_handle soc = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_SOC);
 
+	if (qdf_unlikely(!soc))
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
+
 	hdd_ctx = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_HDD);
 	if (unlikely(!hdd_ctx)) {
 		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_HDD_DATA, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,