diff --git a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.h b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.h
index d69ec9450dec..9b5519a3ac03 100644
--- a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.h
+++ b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.h
@@ -224,4 +224,23 @@ hdd_skb_fill_gso_size(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
  * Return: tx acked count
  */
 uint32_t hdd_txrx_get_tx_ack_count(struct hdd_adapter *adapter);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HL_SUPPORT
+static inline QDF_STATUS
+hdd_skb_nontso_linearize(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+#else
+static inline QDF_STATUS
+hdd_skb_nontso_linearize(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	if (qdf_nbuf_is_nonlinear(skb) && qdf_nbuf_is_tso(skb) == false) {
+		if (qdf_unlikely(skb_linearize(skb)))
+			return QDF_STATUS_E_NOMEM;
+	}
+	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* end #if !defined(WLAN_HDD_TX_RX_H) */
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_softap_tx_rx.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_softap_tx_rx.c
index 2496df84b67a..8d13e4f37226 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_softap_tx_rx.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_softap_tx_rx.c
@@ -597,6 +597,16 @@ static netdev_tx_t __hdd_softap_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			(uint8_t *)&skb->data[QDF_DP_TRACE_RECORD_SIZE],
 			(qdf_nbuf_len(skb)-QDF_DP_TRACE_RECORD_SIZE), QDF_TX));
 
+	/* check whether need to linearize skb, like non-linear udp data */
+	if (hdd_skb_nontso_linearize(skb) != QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_HDD_DATA,
+			  QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_INFO_HIGH,
+			  "%s: skb %pK linearize failed. drop the pkt",
+			  __func__, skb);
+		++adapter->hdd_stats.tx_rx_stats.tx_dropped_ac[ac];
+		goto drop_pkt_and_release_skb;
+	}
+
 	if (adapter->tx_fn(adapter->txrx_vdev,
 		 (qdf_nbuf_t) skb) != NULL) {
 		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_HDD_SAP_DATA, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_INFO_HIGH,
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c
index 7ce4610c965f..9cb443980da0 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c
@@ -1092,6 +1092,16 @@ static netdev_tx_t __hdd_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		goto drop_pkt_and_release_skb;
 	}
 
+	/* check whether need to linearize skb, like non-linear udp data */
+	if (hdd_skb_nontso_linearize(skb) != QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_HDD_DATA,
+			  QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_INFO_HIGH,
+			  "%s: skb %pK linearize failed. drop the pkt",
+			  __func__, skb);
+		++adapter->hdd_stats.tx_rx_stats.tx_dropped_ac[ac];
+		goto drop_pkt_and_release_skb;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * If a transmit function is not registered, drop packet
 	 */