diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_pre_cac.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_pre_cac.c
index 81e5a46c1c..dbce67de8e 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_pre_cac.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_pre_cac.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ void hdd_close_pre_cac_adapter(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 	osif_vdev_sync_wait_for_ops(vdev_sync);
 
 	wlan_hdd_release_intf_addr(hdd_ctx, pre_cac_adapter->mac_addr.bytes);
+	pre_cac_adapter->is_virtual_iface = true;
 	hdd_close_adapter(hdd_ctx, pre_cac_adapter, true);
 
 	osif_vdev_sync_trans_stop(vdev_sync);