diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index a9a07125ce10..3f6b4a642e99 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -5076,6 +5076,7 @@ int hdd_vdev_destroy(struct hdd_adapter *adapter)
 	ucfg_pmo_del_wow_pattern(vdev);
 	status = ucfg_reg_11d_vdev_delete_update(vdev);
 	ucfg_scan_vdev_set_disable(vdev, REASON_VDEV_DOWN);
+	wlan_hdd_scan_abort(adapter);
 	/* Disable serialization for vdev before sending vdev delete */
 	wlan_ser_vdev_queue_disable(vdev);
 	hdd_objmgr_put_vdev(vdev);