diff --git a/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx.c b/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx.c
index 47089b9d4d76..81d9a79505f5 100644
--- a/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx.c
+++ b/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx.c
@@ -3461,16 +3461,13 @@ static inline void ol_txrx_peer_free_tids(ol_txrx_peer_handle peer)
 	}
 }
 
-bool ol_txrx_is_peer_eligible_for_deletion(ol_txrx_peer_handle peer)
+bool ol_txrx_is_peer_eligible_for_deletion(ol_txrx_peer_handle peer,
+					   struct ol_txrx_pdev_t *pdev)
 {
-	struct ol_txrx_vdev_t *vdev;
-	struct ol_txrx_pdev_t *pdev;
 	bool peerdel = true;
 	u_int16_t peer_id;
 	int i;
 
-	vdev = peer->vdev;
-	pdev = vdev->pdev;
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_NUM_PEER_ID_PER_PEER; i++) {
 		peer_id = peer->peer_ids[i];
 
@@ -3689,7 +3686,7 @@ int ol_txrx_peer_release_ref(ol_txrx_peer_handle peer,
 		ol_txrx_dump_peer_access_list(peer);
 
 		qdf_spin_lock_bh(&pdev->peer_map_unmap_lock);
-		if (ol_txrx_is_peer_eligible_for_deletion(peer)) {
+		if (ol_txrx_is_peer_eligible_for_deletion(peer, pdev)) {
 			qdf_mem_free(peer);
 		} else {
 			/*
diff --git a/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx.h b/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx.h
index d7a92837434b..609279d2ccf8 100644
--- a/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx.h
+++ b/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx.h
@@ -41,10 +41,12 @@ int  ol_txrx_peer_release_ref(ol_txrx_peer_handle peer,
 			      enum peer_debug_id_type dbg_id);
 /* ol_txrx_is_peer_eligible_for_deletion() - check if peer to be deleted
  * @peer: peer handler
+ * @pdev: pointer to pdev
  *
  * Return: true if eligible for deletion else false
  */
-bool ol_txrx_is_peer_eligible_for_deletion(ol_txrx_peer_handle peer);
+bool ol_txrx_is_peer_eligible_for_deletion(ol_txrx_peer_handle peer,
+					   struct ol_txrx_pdev_t *pdev);
 
 /**
  * ol_tx_desc_pool_size_hl() - allocate tx descriptor pool size for HL systems
diff --git a/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx_peer_find.c b/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx_peer_find.c
index 522df0f9efd4..392cfd518b3f 100644
--- a/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx_peer_find.c
+++ b/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx_peer_find.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ void ol_rx_peer_unmap_handler(ol_txrx_pdev_handle pdev, uint16_t peer_id)
 							del_peer_id_ref_cnt);
 
 		peer = pdev->peer_id_to_obj_map[peer_id].peer_ref;
-		if (peer && ol_txrx_is_peer_eligible_for_deletion(peer)) {
+		if (peer && ol_txrx_is_peer_eligible_for_deletion(peer, pdev)) {
 			TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(stale_peer,
 					   &pdev->roam_stale_peer_list,
 					   next_stale_entry,