diff --git a/components/dsc/src/wlan_dsc_vdev.c b/components/dsc/src/wlan_dsc_vdev.c
index afd3c2c0c6..b045ffd533 100644
--- a/components/dsc/src/wlan_dsc_vdev.c
+++ b/components/dsc/src/wlan_dsc_vdev.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS __dsc_vdev_can_trans(struct dsc_vdev *vdev)
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
 
 	if (qdf_is_recovering())
-		return QDF_STATUS_E_AGAIN;
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
 
 	if (__dsc_trans_active_or_queued(&vdev->psoc->trans)) {
 		/* psoc idle shutdown(wifi off) needs to be added in DSC queue
diff --git a/components/dsc/test/wlan_dsc_test.c b/components/dsc/test/wlan_dsc_test.c
index 20c74d0461..3354e0d1c1 100644
--- a/components/dsc/test/wlan_dsc_test.c
+++ b/components/dsc/test/wlan_dsc_test.c
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ static uint32_t dsc_test_psoc_trans_blocks(void)
 	 */
 	cds_set_recovery_in_progress(true);
 	dsc_for_each_psoc_vdev(psoc, vdev) {
-		action_expect(vdev, trans, QDF_STATUS_E_AGAIN, errors);
-		action_expect(vdev, op, QDF_STATUS_E_AGAIN, errors);
+		action_expect(vdev, trans, QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL, errors);
+		action_expect(vdev, op, QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL, errors);
 	}
 	cds_set_recovery_in_progress(false);