diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_clients/ecm_ipa.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_clients/ecm_ipa.c
index 8dfe1920c56b..0c319f951e5a 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_clients/ecm_ipa.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_clients/ecm_ipa.c
@@ -659,13 +659,21 @@ static void ecm_ipa_packet_receive_notify
 	packet_len = skb->len;
 	ECM_IPA_DEBUG("packet RX, len=%d\n", skb->len);
 
+	if (unlikely(ecm_ipa_ctx == NULL)) {
+		ECM_IPA_DEBUG("Private context is NULL. Drop SKB.\n");
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (unlikely(ecm_ipa_ctx->state != ECM_IPA_CONNECTED_AND_UP)) {
 		ECM_IPA_DEBUG("Missing pipe connected and/or iface up\n");
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(evt != IPA_RECEIVE)) {
 		ECM_IPA_ERROR("A none IPA_RECEIVE event in ecm_ipa_receive\n");
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_clients/rndis_ipa.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_clients/rndis_ipa.c
index c201aa342084..8b93ee9b0e35 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_clients/rndis_ipa.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_clients/rndis_ipa.c
@@ -1135,6 +1135,12 @@ static void rndis_ipa_packet_receive_notify(
 		("packet Rx, len=%d\n",
 		skb->len);
 
+	if (unlikely(rndis_ipa_ctx == NULL)) {
+		RNDIS_IPA_DEBUG("Private context is NULL. Drop SKB.\n");
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (unlikely(rndis_ipa_ctx->rx_dump_enable))
 		rndis_ipa_dump_skb(skb);
 
@@ -1142,11 +1148,15 @@ static void rndis_ipa_packet_receive_notify(
 		RNDIS_IPA_DEBUG("use connect()/up() before receive()\n");
 		RNDIS_IPA_DEBUG("packet dropped (length=%d)\n",
 				skb->len);
+		rndis_ipa_ctx->rx_dropped++;
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	if (evt != IPA_RECEIVE)	{
 		RNDIS_IPA_ERROR_RL("a none IPA_RECEIVE event in driver RX\n");
+		rndis_ipa_ctx->rx_dropped++;
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_client.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_client.c
index 2b36491a5c5d..f4b4b24da406 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_client.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_client.c
@@ -1524,7 +1524,10 @@ int ipa3_release_gsi_channel(u32 clnt_hdl)
 		IPA_ACTIVE_CLIENTS_INC_EP(ipa3_get_client_mapping(clnt_hdl));
 
 	/* Set the disconnect in progress flag to avoid calling cb.*/
+	spin_lock(&ipa3_ctx->disconnect_lock);
 	atomic_set(&ep->disconnect_in_progress, 1);
+	spin_unlock(&ipa3_ctx->disconnect_lock);
+
 
 	gsi_res = gsi_dealloc_channel(ep->gsi_chan_hdl);
 	if (gsi_res != GSI_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
@@ -1544,7 +1547,9 @@ int ipa3_release_gsi_channel(u32 clnt_hdl)
 	if (!ep->keep_ipa_awake)
 		IPA_ACTIVE_CLIENTS_DEC_EP(ipa3_get_client_mapping(clnt_hdl));
 
+	spin_lock(&ipa3_ctx->disconnect_lock);
 	memset(&ipa3_ctx->ep[clnt_hdl], 0, sizeof(struct ipa3_ep_context));
+	spin_unlock(&ipa3_ctx->disconnect_lock);
 
 	IPADBG("exit\n");
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c
index dd341697d6ea..298f4343ea4c 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c
@@ -3402,14 +3402,18 @@ void ipa3_lan_rx_cb(void *priv, enum ipa_dp_evt_type evt, unsigned long data)
 	unsigned int src_pipe;
 	u32 metadata;
 	u8 ucp;
+	void (*client_notify)(void *client_priv, enum ipa_dp_evt_type evt,
+		       unsigned long data);
+	void *client_priv;
 
 	ipahal_pkt_status_parse_thin(rx_skb->data, &status);
 	src_pipe = status.endp_src_idx;
 	metadata = status.metadata;
 	ucp = status.ucp;
 	ep = &ipa3_ctx->ep[src_pipe];
-	if (unlikely(src_pipe >= ipa3_ctx->ipa_num_pipes)) {
-		IPAERR_RL("drop pipe=%d\n", src_pipe);
+	if (unlikely(src_pipe >= ipa3_ctx->ipa_num_pipes) ||
+		unlikely(atomic_read(&ep->disconnect_in_progress))) {
+		IPAERR("drop pipe=%d\n", src_pipe);
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(rx_skb);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -3431,12 +3435,19 @@ void ipa3_lan_rx_cb(void *priv, enum ipa_dp_evt_type evt, unsigned long data)
 			metadata, *(u32 *)rx_skb->cb);
 	IPADBG_LOW("ucp: %d\n", *(u8 *)(rx_skb->cb + 4));
 
+	spin_lock(&ipa3_ctx->disconnect_lock);
 	if (likely((!atomic_read(&ep->disconnect_in_progress)) &&
-				ep->valid && ep->client_notify))
-		ep->client_notify(ep->priv, IPA_RECEIVE,
+				ep->valid && ep->client_notify)) {
+		client_notify = ep->client_notify;
+		client_priv = ep->priv;
+		spin_unlock(&ipa3_ctx->disconnect_lock);
+		client_notify(client_priv, IPA_RECEIVE,
 				(unsigned long)(rx_skb));
-	else
+	} else {
+		spin_unlock(&ipa3_ctx->disconnect_lock);
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(rx_skb);
+	}
+
 }
 
 static void ipa3_recycle_rx_wrapper(struct ipa3_rx_pkt_wrapper *rx_pkt)