diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c b/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
index df9dd120331b..c36f4ee21e1a 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_dev_if.c
@@ -3754,11 +3754,11 @@ void wma_hold_req_timer(void *data)
 
 		params->status = QDF_STATUS_E_TIMEOUT;
 		WMA_LOGE(FL("wma delete peer for del bss req timed out"));
+
 		if (wma_crash_on_fw_timeout(wma->fw_timeout_crash))
 			wma_trigger_recovery_assert_on_fw_timeout(
 				WMA_DELETE_STA_REQ);
-		wma_send_msg_high_priority(wma, WMA_DELETE_BSS_RSP,
-					   params, 0);
+		wma_send_vdev_down_bss(wma, tgt_req);
 	} else if ((tgt_req->msg_type == SIR_HAL_PDEV_SET_HW_MODE) &&
 			(tgt_req->type == WMA_PDEV_SET_HW_MODE_RESP)) {
 		struct sir_set_hw_mode_resp *params =