diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
index 7f782feffdb9e..3fac407753c11 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_driver_ops.c
@@ -982,7 +982,6 @@ static void __hdd_soc_recovery_shutdown(void)
 
 	/* recovery starts via firmware down indication; ensure we got one */
 	QDF_BUG(cds_is_driver_recovering());
-	hdd_init_start_completion();
 
 	hdd_ctx = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_HDD);
 	if (!hdd_ctx) {
@@ -2097,6 +2096,7 @@ wlan_hdd_pld_uevent(struct device *dev, struct pld_uevent_data *event_data)
 
 		cds_set_target_ready(false);
 		cds_set_recovery_in_progress(true);
+		hdd_init_start_completion();
 
 		/* Notify external threads currently waiting on firmware
 		 * by forcefully completing waiting events with a "reset"
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 6d89f88084d18..2a1b2efd53495 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -16870,6 +16870,9 @@ static ssize_t wlan_hdd_state_ctrl_param_write(struct file *filp,
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
+	hdd_info("is_driver_loaded %d is_driver_recovering %d",
+		 cds_is_driver_loaded(), cds_is_driver_recovering());
+
 	if (!cds_is_driver_loaded() || cds_is_driver_recovering()) {
 		rc = wait_for_completion_timeout(&wlan_start_comp,
 				msecs_to_jiffies(HDD_WLAN_START_WAIT_TIME));