diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
index 2d8d649ad2cd..3be07de346a7 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
@@ -5698,6 +5698,7 @@ void dp_peer_unref_delete(void *peer_handle)
 #ifdef PEER_CACHE_RX_PKTS
 static inline void dp_peer_rx_bufq_resources_deinit(struct dp_peer *peer)
 {
+	dp_rx_flush_rx_cached(peer, true);
 	qdf_list_destroy(&peer->bufq_info.cached_bufq);
 	qdf_spinlock_destroy(&peer->bufq_info.bufq_lock);
 }
@@ -5738,10 +5739,11 @@ static void dp_peer_delete_wifi3(void *peer_handle, uint32_t bitmap)
 		FL("peer %pK (%pM)"),  peer, peer->mac_addr.raw);
 
 	dp_local_peer_id_free(peer->vdev->pdev, peer);
-	qdf_spinlock_destroy(&peer->peer_info_lock);
 
 	dp_peer_rx_bufq_resources_deinit(peer);
 
+	qdf_spinlock_destroy(&peer->peer_info_lock);
+
 	/*
 	 * Remove the reference added during peer_attach.
 	 * The peer will still be left allocated until the