diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index a9245e0069..aa243cf59d 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -5159,18 +5159,18 @@ static uint8_t hdd_get_safe_channel_from_pcl_and_acs_range(
 	hdd_context_t *hdd_ctx;
 	bool found = false;
 
-	hal_handle = WLAN_HDD_GET_HAL_CTX(adapter);
-	if (!hal_handle) {
-		hdd_err("invalid HAL handle");
-		return INVALID_CHANNEL_ID;
-	}
-
 	hdd_ctx = WLAN_HDD_GET_CTX(adapter);
 	if (!hdd_ctx) {
 		hdd_err("invalid HDD context");
 		return INVALID_CHANNEL_ID;
 	}
 
+	hal_handle = WLAN_HDD_GET_HAL_CTX(adapter);
+	if (!hal_handle) {
+		hdd_err("invalid HAL handle");
+		return INVALID_CHANNEL_ID;
+	}
+
 	status = cds_get_pcl_for_existing_conn(CDS_SAP_MODE,
 			pcl.pcl_list, &pcl.pcl_len,
 			pcl.weight_list, QDF_ARRAY_SIZE(pcl.weight_list));