diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 687ff0bc63..a530c45949 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -4497,6 +4497,13 @@ int hdd_vdev_create(struct hdd_adapter *adapter)
 
 	/* do vdev create via objmgr */
 	hdd_ctx = WLAN_HDD_GET_CTX(adapter);
+	status = sme_check_for_duplicate_session(hdd_ctx->mac_handle,
+						 adapter->mac_addr.bytes);
+	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status)) {
+		hdd_err("Duplicate session is existing with same mac address");
+		errno = qdf_status_to_os_return(status);
+		return errno;
+	}
 	errno = hdd_objmgr_create_and_store_vdev(hdd_ctx->pdev, adapter);
 	if (errno) {
 		hdd_err("failed to create objmgr vdev: %d", errno);
diff --git a/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h b/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
index 12c7ca7a98..3f190856b3 100644
--- a/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
+++ b/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
@@ -3941,4 +3941,16 @@ uint16_t sme_get_full_roam_scan_period_global(mac_handle_t mac_handle);
 QDF_STATUS sme_get_full_roam_scan_period(mac_handle_t mac_handle,
 					 uint8_t vdev_id,
 					 uint32_t *full_roam_scan_period);
+
+/**
+ * sme_check_for_duplicate_session() - check for duplicate session
+ * @mac_handle: Opaque handle to the MAC context
+ * @peer_addr: Peer device mac address
+ *
+ * Check for duplicate mac address is available on other vdev.
+ *
+ * Return: QDF_STATUS
+ */
+QDF_STATUS sme_check_for_duplicate_session(mac_handle_t mac_handle,
+					   uint8_t *peer_addr);
 #endif /* #if !defined( __SME_API_H ) */
diff --git a/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c b/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
index 4cba470c81..7a12549fee 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
@@ -4504,10 +4504,7 @@ QDF_STATUS sme_create_vdev(mac_handle_t mac_handle,
 {
 	QDF_STATUS status = QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
 	struct mac_context *mac_ctx = MAC_CONTEXT(mac_handle);
-	struct cdp_pdev *pdev;
-	ol_txrx_peer_handle peer;
-	u8 peer_id, vdev_id;
-	void *soc = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_SOC);
+	uint8_t vdev_id;
 	u8 *mac_addr;
 
 	vdev_id = wlan_vdev_get_id(params->vdev);
@@ -4515,28 +4512,13 @@ QDF_STATUS sme_create_vdev(mac_handle_t mac_handle,
 
 	sme_debug("vdev_id %d addr:%pM", vdev_id, mac_addr);
 
-	pdev = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_TXRX);
-
-	if (!pdev) {
-		sme_err("Failed to get pdev handler");
-		return status;
-	}
-
 	status = sme_acquire_global_lock(&mac_ctx->sme);
 	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status))
 		return status;
 
-	peer = cdp_peer_find_by_addr(soc, pdev,
-				     mac_addr,
-				     &peer_id);
-	if (peer) {
-		sme_err("Peer=%d exist with same MAC", peer_id);
-		status = QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
-	} else {
-		status = csr_create_vdev(mac_ctx, params->vdev, params);
-		if (QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(status))
-			status = mlme_vdev_self_peer_create(params->vdev);
-	}
+	status = csr_create_vdev(mac_ctx, params->vdev, params);
+	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(status))
+		status = mlme_vdev_self_peer_create(params->vdev);
 	sme_release_global_lock(&mac_ctx->sme);
 
 	MTRACE(qdf_trace(QDF_MODULE_ID_SME, TRACE_CODE_SME_RX_HDD_OPEN_SESSION,
@@ -16188,3 +16170,41 @@ sme_get_full_roam_scan_period(mac_handle_t mac_handle, uint8_t vdev_id,
 
 	return status;
 }
+
+QDF_STATUS sme_check_for_duplicate_session(mac_handle_t mac_handle,
+					   uint8_t *peer_addr)
+{
+	QDF_STATUS status = QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
+	struct cdp_pdev *pdev;
+	ol_txrx_peer_handle peer;
+	uint8_t peer_id;
+	void *soc = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_SOC);
+	struct mac_context *mac_ctx = MAC_CONTEXT(mac_handle);
+
+	if (!soc) {
+		sme_err("Failed to get soc handle");
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
+	}
+
+	pdev = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_TXRX);
+	if (!pdev) {
+		sme_err("Failed to get pdev handler");
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS != sme_acquire_global_lock(&mac_ctx->sme))
+		return status;
+
+	peer = cdp_peer_find_by_addr(soc, pdev,
+				     peer_addr,
+				     &peer_id);
+	if (peer) {
+		sme_err("Peer=%d exist with same MAC", peer_id);
+		status = QDF_STATUS_E_EXISTS;
+	} else {
+		status = QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	}
+	sme_release_global_lock(&mac_ctx->sme);
+
+	return status;
+}