diff --git a/wmi_unified_ocb_ut.c b/wmi_unified_ocb_ut.c
index 0cadf117c7..76dabe3a7a 100644
--- a/wmi_unified_ocb_ut.c
+++ b/wmi_unified_ocb_ut.c
@@ -412,8 +412,10 @@ static QDF_STATUS fake_vdev_start_cmd_tlv(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle,
 		req->regdomain, req->he_ops);
 	wma_remove_vdev_req(wma, req->vdev_id,
 			    WMA_TARGET_REQ_TYPE_VDEV_START);
+#ifndef CONFIG_VDEV_SM
 	wma_vdev_set_mlme_state(wma, req->vdev_id,
 			WLAN_VDEV_S_RUN);
+#endif
 	ucfg_ocb_config_channel(wma->pdev);
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }