diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 8a87ba2bead9..9153848d8d07 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -4457,13 +4457,15 @@ int hdd_vdev_destroy(struct hdd_adapter *adapter)
 		if (adapter->device_mode == QDF_NDI_MODE)
 			hdd_ndp_session_end_handler(adapter);
 
-		if (status == QDF_STATUS_E_TIMEOUT)
+		if (status == QDF_STATUS_E_TIMEOUT) {
 			hdd_err("timed out waiting for sme vdev delete");
-		else if (adapter->qdf_session_close_event.force_set)
+			sme_cleanup_session(hdd_ctx->mac_handle, vdev_id);
+		} else if (adapter->qdf_session_close_event.force_set) {
 			hdd_info("SSR occurred during sme vdev delete");
-		else
+		} else {
 			hdd_err("failed to wait for sme vdev delete; status:%u",
 				status);
+		}
 	}
 
 release_vdev:
diff --git a/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h b/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
index cc81e539cff0..2d2cdfc12f05 100644
--- a/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
+++ b/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
@@ -398,6 +398,15 @@ QDF_STATUS sme_create_vdev(mac_handle_t mac_handle,
  */
 QDF_STATUS sme_vdev_delete(mac_handle_t mac_handle, uint8_t vdev_id);
 
+/**
+ * sme_cleanup_session() -  clean up sme session info for vdev
+ * @mac_handle: mac handle
+ * @vdev_id: vdev id
+ *
+ * Return: none
+ */
+void sme_cleanup_session(mac_handle_t mac_handle, uint8_t vdev_id);
+
 /**
  * sme_set_curr_device_mode() - Sets the current operating device mode.
  * @mac_handle: The handle returned by mac_open.
diff --git a/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c b/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
index 551f411764a7..13cc5ee605ab 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
@@ -4562,6 +4562,18 @@ QDF_STATUS sme_vdev_delete(mac_handle_t mac_handle, uint8_t vdev_id)
 	return status;
 }
 
+void sme_cleanup_session(mac_handle_t mac_handle, uint8_t vdev_id)
+{
+	QDF_STATUS status;
+	struct mac_context *mac = MAC_CONTEXT(mac_handle);
+
+	status = sme_acquire_global_lock(&mac->sme);
+	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status))
+		return;
+	csr_cleanup_session(mac, vdev_id);
+	sme_release_global_lock(&mac->sme);
+}
+
 /*
  * sme_change_mcc_beacon_interval() -
  * To update P2P-GO beaconInterval. This function should be called after