diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_tdls.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_tdls.c
index 269e027c8146..b0771c37a24f 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_tdls.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_tdls.c
@@ -3255,17 +3255,21 @@ void lim_process_tdls_del_sta_rsp(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	qdf_mem_copy(peer_mac.bytes,
+		     del_sta_params->staMac, QDF_MAC_ADDR_SIZE);
+
 	sta_ds = dph_lookup_hash_entry(mac_ctx, del_sta_params->staMac,
 			&peer_idx, &session_entry->dph.dphHashTable);
 	if (!sta_ds) {
-		pe_err("DPH Entry for STA: %X is missing",
-			DPH_STA_HASH_INDEX_PEER);
+		pe_err("DPH Entry for STA: %X is missing release the serialization command",
+		       DPH_STA_HASH_INDEX_PEER);
+		lim_send_sme_tdls_del_sta_rsp(mac_ctx,
+					      session_entry->smeSessionId,
+					      peer_mac, NULL,
+					      QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS);
 		goto skip_event;
 	}
 
-	qdf_mem_copy(peer_mac.bytes,
-			del_sta_params->staMac, QDF_MAC_ADDR_SIZE);
-
 	if (QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS != del_sta_params->status) {
 		pe_err("DEL STA failed!");
 		lim_send_sme_tdls_del_sta_rsp(mac_ctx,