diff --git a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
index e9fb59c3a6..81a089d86c 100644
--- a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
+++ b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
@@ -2044,14 +2044,14 @@ QDF_STATUS hdd_release_and_destroy_psoc(hdd_context_t *hdd_ctx);
 QDF_STATUS hdd_create_and_store_pdev(hdd_context_t *hdd_ctx);
 
 /**
- * hdd_destroy_and_release_pdev() - Deletes the pdev object
+ * hdd_release_and_destroy_pdev() - Deletes the pdev object
  * @hdd_ctx: Hdd context
  *
  * This API deletes pdev object and release its reference from hdd context
  *
  * Return: QDF_STATUS
  */
-QDF_STATUS hdd_destroy_and_release_pdev(hdd_context_t *hdd_ctx);
+QDF_STATUS hdd_release_and_destroy_pdev(hdd_context_t *hdd_ctx);
 
 /**
  * hdd_create_and_store_vdev() - Create vdev object and store in hdd adapter
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 918889d142..fa7b99021d 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -7907,7 +7907,7 @@ int hdd_wlan_stop_modules(hdd_context_t *hdd_ctx)
 		QDF_ASSERT(0);
 	}
 
-	qdf_status = hdd_destroy_and_release_pdev(hdd_ctx);
+	qdf_status = hdd_release_and_destroy_pdev(hdd_ctx);
 	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(qdf_status))
 		hdd_err("Pdev delete failed");
 
@@ -9962,7 +9962,7 @@ QDF_STATUS hdd_create_and_store_pdev(hdd_context_t *hdd_ctx)
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-QDF_STATUS hdd_destroy_and_release_pdev(hdd_context_t *hdd_ctx)
+QDF_STATUS hdd_release_and_destroy_pdev(hdd_context_t *hdd_ctx)
 {
 	struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev = hdd_ctx->hdd_pdev;