diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c
index d7a09a8..b3d0c05 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c
@@ -1454,7 +1454,10 @@
 		goto fail_gen;
 	}
 
-	*clnt_hdl = 0;
+	/*checking for clnt_hdl having any previously updated
+	value or not, if not then assigning 0 */
+	if(*clnt_hdl == -1)
+		*clnt_hdl = 0;
 
 	if (sys_in->client >= IPA_CLIENT_MAX || sys_in->desc_fifo_sz == 0) {
 		IPAERR("bad parm client:%d fifo_sz:%d\n",