diff --git a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index 0e5ed0d..961162c 100644
--- a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -12694,6 +12694,11 @@
 
     ENTER();
 
+    if (!pAdapter || pAdapter->magic != WLAN_HDD_ADAPTER_MAGIC ||
+        !pAdapter->dev) {
+        hddLog(VOS_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR, FL("Adapter is not valid"));
+        return 0;
+    }
     pHddCtx = WLAN_HDD_GET_CTX(pAdapter);
     if (NULL == pHddCtx) {
         hddLog(VOS_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR, FL("HDD context is Null"));