diff --git a/wifi/hostapd/1.0/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp b/wifi/hostapd/1.0/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp
index 2b46058f34..892de49eb7 100644
--- a/wifi/hostapd/1.0/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp
+++ b/wifi/hostapd/1.0/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ class HostapdHidlTest
 
     virtual void TearDown() override {
         HIDL_INVOKE_VOID_WITHOUT_ARGUMENTS(hostapd_, terminate);
+        // Wait 3 seconds to allow terminate processing before kill hostapd.
+        sleep(3);
         stopHostapd(wifi_instance_name_);
     }
 
diff --git a/wifi/hostapd/1.1/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp b/wifi/hostapd/1.1/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp
index 131d518a48..8f620be90e 100644
--- a/wifi/hostapd/1.1/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp
+++ b/wifi/hostapd/1.1/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ class HostapdHidlTest
 
     virtual void TearDown() override {
         HIDL_INVOKE_VOID_WITHOUT_ARGUMENTS(hostapd_, terminate);
+        // Wait 3 seconds to allow terminate processing before kill hostapd.
+        sleep(3);
         stopHostapd(wifi_instance_name_);
     }
 
diff --git a/wifi/hostapd/1.2/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp b/wifi/hostapd/1.2/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp
index 4ce37ac0a3..ac611f7c16 100644
--- a/wifi/hostapd/1.2/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp
+++ b/wifi/hostapd/1.2/vts/functional/hostapd_hidl_test.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ class HostapdHidlTest
 
     virtual void TearDown() override {
         HIDL_INVOKE_VOID_WITHOUT_ARGUMENTS(hostapd_, terminate);
+        // Wait 3 seconds to allow terminate processing before kill hostapd.
+        sleep(3);
         stopHostapd(wifi_instance_name_);
     }