diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_host_roam.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_host_roam.c
index 7ce4c353da..a0ef619038 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_host_roam.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_host_roam.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ static void lim_handle_sme_reaasoc_result(struct mac_context *, tSirResultCodes,
 void lim_process_mlm_reassoc_req(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 				 tLimMlmReassocReq *reassoc_req)
 {
-	uint8_t channel, sec_ch_offset;
 	struct tLimPreAuthNode *auth_node;
 	tLimMlmReassocCnf reassoc_cnf;
 	struct pe_session *session;
@@ -129,25 +128,15 @@ void lim_process_mlm_reassoc_req(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 	MTRACE(mac_trace(mac_ctx, TRACE_CODE_MLM_STATE, session->peSessionId,
 			 session->limMlmState));
 
-	/* Derive channel from BSS description and store it at CFG. */
-	channel = session->limReassocChannelId;
-	sec_ch_offset = session->reAssocHtSecondaryChannelOffset;
-
 	/* Apply previously set configuration at HW */
 	lim_apply_configuration(mac_ctx, session);
 
-	/* store the channel switch pe_session in the lim global var */
-	session->channelChangeReasonCode =
-		LIM_SWITCH_CHANNEL_REASSOC;
-
-	/* Switch channel to the new Operating channel for Reassoc */
-	lim_set_channel(mac_ctx, channel,
-			session->ch_center_freq_seg0,
-			session->ch_center_freq_seg1,
-			session->ch_width,
-			session->maxTxPower,
-			session->peSessionId, 0, 0);
-
+	/* store the channel switch reason code in the lim global var */
+	session->channelChangeReasonCode = LIM_SWITCH_CHANNEL_REASSOC;
+	mlme_set_chan_switch_in_progress(session->vdev, true);
+	wlan_vdev_mlme_sm_deliver_evt(session->vdev,
+				      WLAN_VDEV_SM_EV_FW_VDEV_RESTART,
+				      sizeof(struct pe_session), session);
 	return;
 end:
 	reassoc_cnf.protStatusCode = eSIR_MAC_UNSPEC_FAILURE_STATUS;
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_sme_req_messages.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_sme_req_messages.c
index bc4b0f314f..c01afb4fd7 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_sme_req_messages.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_sme_req_messages.c
@@ -1095,10 +1095,14 @@ static QDF_STATUS lim_send_reassoc_req(struct pe_session *session,
 	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status))
 		return status;
 
-	return wlan_vdev_mlme_sm_deliver_evt(session->vdev,
-					     WLAN_VDEV_SM_EV_START,
-					     sizeof(*reassoc_req),
-					     reassoc_req);
+	if (wlan_vdev_mlme_get_state(session->vdev) != WLAN_VDEV_S_UP) {
+		pe_err("Reassoc req in unexpected vdev SM state:%d",
+		       wlan_vdev_mlme_get_state(session->vdev));
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	lim_process_mlm_reassoc_req(session->mac_ctx, reassoc_req);
+	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1117,6 +1121,12 @@ static QDF_STATUS lim_send_ft_reassoc_req(struct pe_session *session,
 	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status))
 		return status;
 
+	if (wlan_vdev_mlme_get_state(session->vdev) == WLAN_VDEV_S_UP) {
+		pe_err("ft_reassoc req in unexpected vdev SM state:%d",
+		       wlan_vdev_mlme_get_state(session->vdev));
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
+	}
+
 	return wlan_vdev_mlme_sm_deliver_evt(session->vdev,
 					     WLAN_VDEV_SM_EV_START,
 					     sizeof(*reassoc_req),
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c
index 44f3950a8e..614adc4860 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_utils.c
@@ -7835,6 +7835,15 @@ QDF_STATUS lim_sta_mlme_vdev_restart_send(struct vdev_mlme_obj *vdev_mlme,
 		case LIM_SWITCH_CHANNEL_HT_WIDTH:
 			lim_ht_switch_chnl_params(session);
 			break;
+		case LIM_SWITCH_CHANNEL_REASSOC:
+			lim_set_channel(session->mac_ctx,
+					session->limReassocChannelId,
+					session->ch_center_freq_seg0,
+					session->ch_center_freq_seg1,
+					session->ch_width,
+					session->maxTxPower,
+					session->peSessionId, 0, 0);
+			break;
 		default:
 			break;
 		}