diff --git a/core/mac/src/dph/dph_hash_table.c b/core/mac/src/dph/dph_hash_table.c
index 36afa51c8dbc..6ff817c03b5d 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/dph/dph_hash_table.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/dph/dph_hash_table.c
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ tpDphHashNode dph_init_sta_state(tpAniSirGlobal pMac, tSirMacAddr staAddr,
 #ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_11W
 	pStaDs->last_assoc_received_time = 0;
 #endif
+	pStaDs->sta_deletion_in_progress = false;
 	pStaDs->valid = 1;
 	return pStaDs;
 }
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ tSirRetStatus dph_delete_hash_entry(tpAniSirGlobal pMac, tSirMacAddr staAddr,
 #ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_11W
 		ptr->last_assoc_received_time = 0;
 #endif
+		ptr->sta_deletion_in_progress = false;
 		ptr->next = 0;
 	} else {
 		/* / Entry not present */
diff --git a/core/mac/src/include/dph_global.h b/core/mac/src/include/dph_global.h
index f10e6cba9bad..89bb6e0e85e1 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/include/dph_global.h
+++ b/core/mac/src/include/dph_global.h
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ typedef struct sDphHashNode {
 
 	uint8_t nss;
 	int8_t del_sta_ctx_rssi;
+	bool sta_deletion_in_progress;
 
 	/*
 	 * When a station with already an existing dph entry tries to
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_link_monitoring_algo.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_link_monitoring_algo.c
index 94b416000f09..923d9a2d4ffd 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_link_monitoring_algo.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_link_monitoring_algo.c
@@ -290,13 +290,16 @@ lim_trigger_sta_deletion(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx, tpDphHashNode sta_ds,
 
 	if ((sta_ds->mlmStaContext.mlmState == eLIM_MLM_WT_DEL_STA_RSP_STATE) ||
 		(sta_ds->mlmStaContext.mlmState ==
-			eLIM_MLM_WT_DEL_BSS_RSP_STATE)) {
+			eLIM_MLM_WT_DEL_BSS_RSP_STATE) ||
+		sta_ds->sta_deletion_in_progress) {
 		/* Already in the process of deleting context for the peer */
-		lim_log(mac_ctx, LOGE,
-			FL("Deletion is in progress for peer:%pM"),
-			sta_ds->staAddr);
+		lim_log(mac_ctx, LOG1,
+			FL("Deletion is in progress (%d) for peer:%p in mlmState %d"),
+			sta_ds->sta_deletion_in_progress, sta_ds->staAddr,
+			sta_ds->mlmStaContext.mlmState);
 		return;
 	}
+	sta_ds->sta_deletion_in_progress = true;
 
 	sta_ds->mlmStaContext.disassocReason =
 		eSIR_MAC_DISASSOC_DUE_TO_INACTIVITY_REASON;