diff --git a/umac/dcs/core/src/wlan_dcs.c b/umac/dcs/core/src/wlan_dcs.c
index 0e2327adc7..7da1626786 100644
--- a/umac/dcs/core/src/wlan_dcs.c
+++ b/umac/dcs/core/src/wlan_dcs.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ QDF_STATUS wlan_dcs_cmd_send(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 			dcs_pdev_priv->dcs_host_params.dcs_enable_cfg;
 	dcs_tx_ops = target_if_dcs_get_tx_ops(psoc);
 
-	if (dcs_tx_ops->dcs_cmd_send) {
+	if (dcs_tx_ops && dcs_tx_ops->dcs_cmd_send) {
 		dcs_info("dcs_enable: %u, pdev_id: %u", dcs_enable, pdev_id);
 		return dcs_tx_ops->dcs_cmd_send(psoc,
 						pdev_id,