diff --git a/core/cds/src/cds_api.c b/core/cds/src/cds_api.c
index 9e16a6c2b8..92c5b57548 100644
--- a/core/cds/src/cds_api.c
+++ b/core/cds/src/cds_api.c
@@ -1796,6 +1796,12 @@ static void cds_trigger_recovery_work(void *param)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (!cds_is_self_recovery_enabled()) {
+		cds_err("Recovery is not enabled");
+		QDF_BUG(0);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	qdf = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_QDF_DEVICE);
 	if (!qdf) {
 		cds_err("Qdf context is null");