diff --git a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index c47c366..21a451b 100644
--- a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -10213,8 +10213,8 @@
     ENTER();
 
     pHddCtx = WLAN_HDD_GET_CTX(pAdapter);
-    if (0 != wlan_hdd_validate_context(pHddCtx)) {
-        hddLog(VOS_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR, FL("Invalid HDD context"));
+    if (NULL == pHddCtx) {
+        hddLog(VOS_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR, FL("HDD context is Null"));
         goto allow_suspend;
     }