diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_ipa.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_ipa.c
index aac45707b7..a15bc0a687 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_ipa.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_ipa.c
@@ -763,6 +763,9 @@ QDF_STATUS dp_ipa_enable_autonomy(struct cdp_soc_t *soc_hdl, uint8_t pdev_id)
 	if (!wlan_cfg_is_ipa_enabled(soc->wlan_cfg_ctx))
 		return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
+	if (!hif_is_target_ready(HIF_GET_SOFTC(soc->hif_handle)))
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_AGAIN;
+
 	/* Call HAL API to remap REO rings to REO2IPA ring */
 	ix0 = HAL_REO_REMAP_IX0(REO_REMAP_TCL, 0) |
 	      HAL_REO_REMAP_IX0(REO_REMAP_SW4, 1) |
@@ -810,6 +813,9 @@ QDF_STATUS dp_ipa_disable_autonomy(struct cdp_soc_t *soc_hdl, uint8_t pdev_id)
 	if (!wlan_cfg_is_ipa_enabled(soc->wlan_cfg_ctx))
 		return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
+	if (!hif_is_target_ready(HIF_GET_SOFTC(soc->hif_handle)))
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_AGAIN;
+
 	/* Call HAL API to remap REO rings to REO2IPA ring */
 	ix0 = HAL_REO_REMAP_IX0(REO_REMAP_TCL, 0) |
 	      HAL_REO_REMAP_IX0(REO_REMAP_SW1, 1) |