diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
index a21bdfd2adfb..00ea18de93ac 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
@@ -317,12 +317,10 @@ static int dp_peer_update_ast_wifi3(struct cdp_soc_t *soc_hdl,
 {
 	int status;
 	struct dp_soc *soc = (struct dp_soc *)soc_hdl;
-	qdf_spin_lock_bh(&soc->ast_lock);
 	status = dp_peer_update_ast(soc,
 					(struct dp_peer *)peer_hdl,
 					(struct dp_ast_entry *)ast_entry_hdl,
 					flags);
-	qdf_spin_unlock_bh(&soc->ast_lock);
 	return status;
 }
 
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c
index ff1fdc85a14a..40baa0761341 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c
@@ -547,6 +547,8 @@ int dp_peer_update_ast(struct dp_soc *soc, struct dp_peer *peer,
 	int ret = -1;
 	struct dp_peer *old_peer;
 
+	qdf_spin_lock_bh(&soc->ast_lock);
+
 	old_peer = ast_entry->peer;
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&old_peer->ast_entry_list, ast_entry, ase_list_elem);
 
@@ -563,10 +565,14 @@ int dp_peer_update_ast(struct dp_soc *soc, struct dp_peer *peer,
 				peer->vdev->osif_vdev,
 				ast_entry->mac_addr.raw,
 				peer->mac_addr.raw,
-				flags))
+				flags)) {
+			qdf_spin_unlock_bh(&soc->ast_lock);
 			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 
+	qdf_spin_unlock_bh(&soc->ast_lock);
+
 	return ret;
 }