diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
index d516b565023c..cc689928b258 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
@@ -1150,7 +1150,6 @@ static inline void dp_reo_desc_freelist_destroy(struct dp_soc *soc)
 static void dp_soc_detach_wifi3(void *txrx_soc)
 {
 	struct dp_soc *soc = (struct dp_soc *)txrx_soc;
-	struct dp_pdev *pdev = qdf_mem_malloc(sizeof(*pdev));
 	int i;
 
 	soc->cmn_init_done = 0;
@@ -1159,7 +1158,8 @@ static void dp_soc_detach_wifi3(void *txrx_soc)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_PDEV_CNT; i++) {
 		if (soc->pdev_list[i])
-			dp_pdev_detach_wifi3((struct cdp_pdev *)pdev, 1);
+			dp_pdev_detach_wifi3(
+				(struct cdp_pdev *)soc->pdev_list[i], 1);
 	}
 
 	dp_peer_find_detach(soc);
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.h b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.h
index e9e903d9db7f..ba9e40e2a353 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.h
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.h
@@ -255,7 +255,12 @@ static inline int check_x86_paddr(struct dp_soc *dp_soc, qdf_nbuf_t *rx_netbuf,
 			if ((*rx_netbuf)) {
 				qdf_nbuf_unmap_single(dp_soc->osdev, *rx_netbuf,
 							QDF_DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
-				qdf_nbuf_free(*rx_netbuf);
+				/* Not freeing buffer intentionally.
+				 * Observed that same buffer is getting
+				 * re-allocated resulting in longer load time
+				 * WMI init timeout.
+				 * This buffer is anyway not useful so skip it.
+				 **/
 			}
 
 			*rx_netbuf = qdf_nbuf_alloc(pdev->osif_pdev,