diff --git a/components/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_roam_fw_sync.c b/components/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_roam_fw_sync.c
index 4cce41547d..90f0d7204d 100644
--- a/components/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_roam_fw_sync.c
+++ b/components/umac/mlme/connection_mgr/core/src/wlan_cm_roam_fw_sync.c
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ QDF_STATUS cm_fw_roam_sync_req(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc, uint8_t vdev_id,
 	    cm_is_peer_preset_on_other_sta(psoc, vdev, vdev_id, event)) {
 		mlme_err("vdev %d Roam sync not handled in connecting/disconnecting state",
 			 vdev_id);
-		status = wlan_cm_roam_state_change(wlan_vdev_get_pdev(vdev),
-						   vdev_id,
-						   WLAN_ROAM_RSO_STOPPED,
-						   REASON_ROAM_SYNCH_FAILED);
+		wlan_cm_roam_state_change(wlan_vdev_get_pdev(vdev),
+					  vdev_id,
+					  WLAN_ROAM_RSO_STOPPED,
+					  REASON_ROAM_SYNCH_FAILED);
 		wlan_objmgr_vdev_release_ref(vdev, WLAN_MLME_SB_ID);
-		return status;
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
 	}
 	mlo_sta_stop_reconfig_timer(vdev);
 	wlan_clear_mlo_sta_link_removed_flag(vdev);