diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index a3c8270419..5a9caa67b6 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -13326,18 +13326,18 @@ static int __con_mode_handler(const char *kmessage,
 
 	hdd_set_conparam(next_mode);
 
-	errno = hdd_open_adapters_for_mode(hdd_ctx, next_mode);
-	if (errno) {
-		hdd_err("Failed to open adapters");
-		goto unlock;
-	}
-
 	errno = hdd_wlan_start_modules(hdd_ctx, false);
 	if (errno) {
 		hdd_err("Start wlan modules failed: %d", errno);
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
+	errno = hdd_open_adapters_for_mode(hdd_ctx, next_mode);
+	if (errno) {
+		hdd_err("Failed to open adapters");
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
 	if (next_mode == QDF_GLOBAL_MONITOR_MODE) {
 		struct hdd_adapter *adapter =
 			hdd_get_adapter(hdd_ctx, QDF_MONITOR_MODE);