diff --git a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index 9506dc6..99e85ae 100644
--- a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -14407,10 +14407,6 @@
         return status;
     }
 
-    if (vos_max_concurrent_connections_reached()) {
-        hddLog(VOS_TRACE_LEVEL_INFO, FL("Reached max concurrent connections"));
-        return -ECONNREFUSED;
-    }
 
 #ifdef WLAN_BTAMP_FEATURE
     //Infra connect not supported when AMP traffic is on.
@@ -14438,6 +14434,11 @@
                 " connection"));
         return -EALREADY;
     }
+    /* Check for max concurrent connections after doing disconnect if any*/
+    if (vos_max_concurrent_connections_reached()) {
+        hddLog(VOS_TRACE_LEVEL_INFO, FL("Reached max concurrent connections"));
+        return -ECONNREFUSED;
+    }
 
     /*initialise security parameters*/
     status = wlan_hdd_cfg80211_set_privacy(pAdapter, req);