diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
index 8b03901fbb72..f35c0e5cec40 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
@@ -680,6 +680,12 @@ static int __hdd_hostapd_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
 
 	qdf_mem_copy(&mac_addr, psta_mac_addr->sa_data, sizeof(mac_addr));
 
+	if (hdd_get_adapter_by_macaddr(hdd_ctx, mac_addr.bytes)) {
+		hdd_err("adapter exist with same mac address " MAC_ADDRESS_STR,
+			MAC_ADDR_ARRAY(mac_addr.bytes));
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (qdf_is_macaddr_zero(&mac_addr)) {
 		hdd_err("MAC is all zero");
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 213d21da8141..bf71ab4b1120 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -3260,6 +3260,12 @@ static int __hdd_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
 
 	qdf_mem_copy(&mac_addr, psta_mac_addr->sa_data, sizeof(mac_addr));
 
+	if (hdd_get_adapter_by_macaddr(hdd_ctx, mac_addr.bytes)) {
+		hdd_err("adapter exist with same mac address " MAC_ADDRESS_STR,
+			MAC_ADDR_ARRAY(mac_addr.bytes));
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (qdf_is_macaddr_zero(&mac_addr)) {
 		hdd_err("MAC is all zero");
 		return -EINVAL;