diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 1ac789391323..cb809eeb0e50 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -11181,6 +11181,7 @@ int hdd_configure_cds(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 	bool value;
 	enum pmo_auto_pwr_detect_failure_mode auto_power_fail_mode;
 	bool bval = false;
+	qdf_device_t qdf_ctx;
 
 	mac_handle = hdd_ctx->mac_handle;
 
@@ -11277,8 +11278,14 @@ int hdd_configure_cds(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 	 * IPA module before configuring them to FW. Sequence required as crash
 	 * observed otherwise.
 	 */
-	if (ucfg_ipa_uc_ol_init(hdd_ctx->pdev,
-				cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_QDF_DEVICE))) {
+
+	qdf_ctx = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_QDF_DEVICE);
+	if (!qdf_ctx) {
+		hdd_err("QDF device context is NULL");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (ucfg_ipa_uc_ol_init(hdd_ctx->pdev, qdf_ctx)) {
 		hdd_err("Failed to setup pipes");
 		goto out;
 	}