diff --git a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index c8ebdeb..40f4435 100644
--- a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -8093,6 +8093,12 @@
                 wdev->iftype = type;
                 hdd_set_ibss_ops( pAdapter );
                 hdd_ibss_init_tx_rx( pAdapter );
+
+                status = hdd_sta_id_hash_attach(pAdapter);
+                if (VOS_STATUS_SUCCESS != status) {
+                     hddLog(VOS_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
+                            FL("Failed to initialize hash for IBSS"));
+                }
                 break;
 
             case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
@@ -8224,6 +8230,14 @@
                 }
                 hdd_set_conparam(1);
 
+                status = hdd_sta_id_hash_attach(pAdapter);
+                if (VOS_STATUS_SUCCESS != status)
+                {
+                    hddLog(VOS_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
+                           FL("Failed to initialize hash for AP"));
+                    return -EINVAL;
+                }
+
                 /*interface type changed update in wiphy structure*/
                 if(wdev)
                 {