diff --git a/umac/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_cmds_process.c b/umac/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_cmds_process.c
index ded673c0b5fd..8c9f985a5e72 100644
--- a/umac/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_cmds_process.c
+++ b/umac/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_cmds_process.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static char *tdls_get_ser_cmd_str(enum  wlan_serialization_cmd_type type)
 	}
 }
 
-static void
+void
 tdls_release_serialization_command(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
 				   enum wlan_serialization_cmd_type type)
 {
diff --git a/umac/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_cmds_process.h b/umac/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_cmds_process.h
index da14cfa6ab9f..bebf1b099f54 100644
--- a/umac/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_cmds_process.h
+++ b/umac/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_cmds_process.h
@@ -291,6 +291,19 @@ QDF_STATUS tdls_process_add_peer_rsp(struct tdls_add_sta_rsp *rsp);
 void tdls_reset_nss(struct tdls_soc_priv_obj *tdls_soc,
 				  uint8_t action_code);
 
+/**
+ * tdls_release_serialization_command() - TDLS wrapper to
+ * relases serialization command.
+ * @vdev: Object manager vdev
+ * @type: command to release.
+ *
+ * Return: None
+ */
+
+void
+tdls_release_serialization_command(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
+				   enum wlan_serialization_cmd_type type);
+
 /**
  * tdls_set_cap() - set TDLS capability type
  * @tdls_vdev: tdls vdev object
diff --git a/umac/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_mgmt.c b/umac/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_mgmt.c
index e60d2824c655..8b051ac36871 100644
--- a/umac/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_mgmt.c
+++ b/umac/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_mgmt.c
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ tdls_internal_send_mgmt_tx_done(struct tdls_action_frame_request *req,
 
 	indication.status = status;
 	indication.vdev = req->vdev;
-
 	tdls_soc_obj = wlan_vdev_get_tdls_soc_obj(req->vdev);
 	if (tdls_soc_obj && tdls_soc_obj->tdls_event_cb)
 		tdls_soc_obj->tdls_event_cb(tdls_soc_obj->tdls_evt_cb_data,
@@ -272,8 +271,8 @@ static QDF_STATUS tdls_activate_send_mgmt_request(
 
 	peer = wlan_vdev_get_bsspeer(action_req->vdev);
 
-	if (QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS != wlan_objmgr_peer_try_get_ref(peer,
-							WLAN_TDLS_SB_ID)) {
+	status =  wlan_objmgr_peer_try_get_ref(peer, WLAN_TDLS_SB_ID);
+	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status)) {
 		qdf_mem_free(tdls_mgmt_req);
 		goto release_mgmt_ref;
 	}
@@ -315,6 +314,11 @@ release_mgmt_ref:
 
 	/*update tdls nss infornation based on action code */
 	tdls_reset_nss(tdls_soc_obj, action_req->chk_frame->action_code);
+	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status)) {
+		tdls_internal_send_mgmt_tx_done(action_req, status);
+		tdls_release_serialization_command(action_req->vdev,
+						   WLAN_SER_CMD_TDLS_SEND_MGMT);
+	}
 
 	return status;
 }