diff --git a/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx.c b/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx.c
index 99f5d9639a2e..aeb888161b44 100644
--- a/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx.c
+++ b/core/dp/txrx/ol_txrx.c
@@ -1619,11 +1619,39 @@ static void ol_tx_free_descs_inuse(ol_txrx_pdev_handle pdev)
 		 * In particular, check that there are no frames that have
 		 * been given to the target to transmit, for which the
 		 * target has never provided a response.
+		 *
+		 * Rome supports mgmt Tx via HTT interface, not via WMI.
+		 * When mgmt frame is sent, 2 tx desc is allocated:
+		 * mgmt_txrx_desc is allocated in wlan_mgmt_txrx_mgmt_frame_tx,
+		 * ol_tx_desc is allocated in ol_txrx_mgmt_send_ext.
+		 * They point to same net buffer.
+		 * net buffer is mapped in htt_tx_desc_init.
+		 *
+		 * When SSR during Rome STA connected, deauth frame is sent,
+		 * but no tx complete since firmware hung already.
+		 * Pending mgmt frames are unmapped and freed when destroy
+		 * vdev.
+		 * hdd_reset_all_adapters->hdd_stop_adapter->hdd_vdev_destroy
+		 * ->wma_handle_vdev_detach->wlan_mgmt_txrx_vdev_drain
+		 * ->wma_mgmt_frame_fill_peer_cb
+		 * ->mgmt_txrx_tx_completion_handler.
+		 *
+		 * Don't need unmap and free net buffer of mgmt frames again
+		 * during data path clean up, just free ol_tx_desc.
+		 * hdd_wlan_stop_modules->cds_post_disable->cdp_pdev_pre_detach
+		 * ->ol_txrx_pdev_pre_detach->ol_tx_free_descs_inuse.
 		 */
 		if (qdf_atomic_read(&tx_desc->ref_cnt)) {
-			ol_txrx_dbg("Warning: freeing tx frame (no compltn)");
-			ol_tx_desc_frame_free_nonstd(pdev,
-						     tx_desc, 1);
+			if (!ol_tx_get_is_mgmt_over_wmi_enabled() &&
+			    tx_desc->pkt_type >= OL_TXRX_MGMT_TYPE_BASE) {
+				qdf_atomic_init(&tx_desc->ref_cnt);
+				ol_txrx_dbg("Pending mgmt frames nbuf unmapped and freed already when vdev destroyed");
+				/* free the tx desc */
+				ol_tx_desc_free(pdev, tx_desc);
+			} else {
+				ol_txrx_dbg("Warning: freeing tx frame (no compltn)");
+				ol_tx_desc_frame_free_nonstd(pdev, tx_desc, 1);
+			}
 			num_freed_tx_desc++;
 		}
 		htt_tx_desc = tx_desc->htt_tx_desc;