diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_nbuf.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_nbuf.h
index e02b07b30b07..186dd04b7c85 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_nbuf.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_nbuf.h
@@ -548,6 +548,11 @@ static inline void qdf_nbuf_ipa_owned_set(qdf_nbuf_t buf)
 	__qdf_nbuf_ipa_owned_set(buf);
 }
 
+static inline void qdf_nbuf_ipa_owned_clear(qdf_nbuf_t buf)
+{
+	__qdf_nbuf_ipa_owned_clear(buf);
+}
+
 static inline int qdf_nbuf_ipa_priv_get(qdf_nbuf_t buf)
 {
 	return __qdf_nbuf_ipa_priv_get(buf);
diff --git a/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_nbuf.h b/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_nbuf.h
index 20756adba13e..bb0803d5d8a6 100644
--- a/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_nbuf.h
+++ b/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_nbuf.h
@@ -598,6 +598,9 @@ typedef void (*qdf_nbuf_free_t)(__qdf_nbuf_t);
 #define __qdf_nbuf_ipa_owned_set(skb) \
 	(QDF_NBUF_CB_TX_IPA_OWNED(skb) = 1)
 
+#define __qdf_nbuf_ipa_owned_clear(skb) \
+	(QDF_NBUF_CB_TX_IPA_OWNED(skb) = 0)
+
 #define __qdf_nbuf_ipa_priv_get(skb)	\
 	QDF_NBUF_CB_TX_IPA_PRIV(skb)