diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
index 19362d0a0038..ce769f373a5e 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ struct dp_tx_ext_desc_elem_s *dp_tx_prepare_ext_desc(struct dp_vdev *vdev,
 				&msdu_info->meta_data[0],
 				sizeof(struct htt_tx_msdu_desc_ext2_t));
 		qdf_atomic_inc(&vdev->pdev->num_tx_exception);
+		HTT_TX_TCL_METADATA_VALID_HTT_SET(vdev->htt_tcl_metadata, 1);
 	}
 
 	switch (msdu_info->frm_type) {