diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
index 565c3c52d2..a69da7a8df 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
@@ -1571,6 +1571,7 @@ static void wlan_hdd_pld_uevent(struct device *dev,
 	hdd_enter();
 	hdd_info("pld event %d", uevent->uevent);
 
+	wma_wmi_stop();
 	wlan_hdd_set_the_pld_uevent(uevent);
 	mutex_lock(&hdd_init_deinit_lock);
 	wlan_hdd_handle_the_pld_uevent(uevent);
diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c b/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
index d6da9e1744..d0674045d3 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
@@ -1735,11 +1735,6 @@ QDF_STATUS wma_create_peer(tp_wma_handle wma, struct cdp_pdev *pdev,
 	target_resource_config *wlan_res_cfg;
 	struct wlan_objmgr_peer *obj_peer = NULL;
 
-	if (!cds_is_target_ready()) {
-		WMA_LOGE(FL("target not ready, drop the request"));
-		return QDF_STATUS_E_BUSY;
-	}
-
 	if (!psoc) {
 		WMA_LOGE("%s: psoc is NULL", __func__);
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_main.c b/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
index 1e1f6a1b81..0aef450f3c 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
@@ -1961,7 +1961,6 @@ static void wma_shutdown_notifier_cb(void *priv)
 
 	qdf_event_set(&wma_handle->wma_resume_event);
 	pmo_ucfg_psoc_wakeup_host_event_received(wma_handle->psoc);
-	wmi_stop(wma_handle->wmi_handle);
 
 	msg.bodyptr = priv;
 	msg.callback = wma_cleanup_vdev_resp_and_hold_req;