diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_auth_frame.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_auth_frame.c
index 35bbdeebefb2..1e9ed633d08a 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_auth_frame.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_auth_frame.c
@@ -1711,15 +1711,14 @@ bool lim_process_sae_preauth_frame(struct mac_context *mac, uint8_t *rx_pkt)
  *
  ***----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
-QDF_STATUS lim_process_auth_frame_no_session(struct mac_context *mac, uint8_t *pBd,
-						void *body)
+QDF_STATUS lim_process_auth_frame_no_session(struct mac_context *mac,
+					     uint8_t *pBd, void *body)
 {
 	tpSirMacMgmtHdr pHdr;
 	struct pe_session *pe_session = NULL;
 	uint8_t *pBody;
 	uint16_t frameLen;
-	tSirMacAuthFrameBody rxAuthFrame;
-	tSirMacAuthFrameBody *pRxAuthFrameBody = NULL;
+	tSirMacAuthFrameBody *rx_auth_frame;
 	QDF_STATUS ret_status = QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
 	int i;
 	bool sae_auth_frame;
@@ -1821,28 +1820,36 @@ QDF_STATUS lim_process_auth_frame_no_session(struct mac_context *mac, uint8_t *p
 	/* of our choice. */
 	lim_deactivate_and_change_timer(mac, eLIM_FT_PREAUTH_RSP_TIMER);
 
+	rx_auth_frame = qdf_mem_malloc(sizeof(*rx_auth_frame));
+	if (!rx_auth_frame) {
+		lim_handle_ft_pre_auth_rsp(mac, QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE, NULL, 0,
+					   pe_session);
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_NOMEM;
+	}
+
 	/* Save off the auth resp. */
-	if ((sir_convert_auth_frame2_struct(mac, pBody, frameLen, &rxAuthFrame) !=
-	     QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS)) {
+	if ((sir_convert_auth_frame2_struct(mac, pBody, frameLen,
+					    rx_auth_frame) !=
+					    QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS)) {
 		pe_err("failed to convert Auth frame to struct");
 		lim_handle_ft_pre_auth_rsp(mac, QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE, NULL, 0,
 					   pe_session);
+		qdf_mem_free(rx_auth_frame);
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
 	}
-	pRxAuthFrameBody = &rxAuthFrame;
 
 	pe_debug("Received Auth frame with type: %d seqnum: %d status: %d %d",
-		       (uint32_t) pRxAuthFrameBody->authAlgoNumber,
-		       (uint32_t) pRxAuthFrameBody->authTransactionSeqNumber,
-		       (uint32_t) pRxAuthFrameBody->authStatusCode,
-		       (uint32_t) mac->lim.gLimNumPreAuthContexts);
-	switch (pRxAuthFrameBody->authTransactionSeqNumber) {
+		       (uint32_t)rx_auth_frame->authAlgoNumber,
+		       (uint32_t)rx_auth_frame->authTransactionSeqNumber,
+		       (uint32_t)rx_auth_frame->authStatusCode,
+		       (uint32_t)mac->lim.gLimNumPreAuthContexts);
+	switch (rx_auth_frame->authTransactionSeqNumber) {
 	case SIR_MAC_AUTH_FRAME_2:
-		if (pRxAuthFrameBody->authStatusCode != STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		if (rx_auth_frame->authStatusCode != STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 			pe_err("Auth status code received is %d",
-				(uint32_t) pRxAuthFrameBody->authStatusCode);
+				(uint32_t)rx_auth_frame->authStatusCode);
 			if (STATUS_AP_UNABLE_TO_HANDLE_NEW_STA ==
-			    pRxAuthFrameBody->authStatusCode)
+			    rx_auth_frame->authStatusCode)
 				ret_status = QDF_STATUS_E_NOSPC;
 		} else {
 			ret_status = QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -1851,12 +1858,14 @@ QDF_STATUS lim_process_auth_frame_no_session(struct mac_context *mac, uint8_t *p
 
 	default:
 		pe_warn("Seq. no incorrect expected 2 received %d",
-			(uint32_t) pRxAuthFrameBody->authTransactionSeqNumber);
+			(uint32_t)rx_auth_frame->authTransactionSeqNumber);
 		break;
 	}
 
 	/* Send the Auth response to SME */
-	lim_handle_ft_pre_auth_rsp(mac, ret_status, pBody, frameLen, pe_session);
+	lim_handle_ft_pre_auth_rsp(mac, ret_status, pBody,
+				   frameLen, pe_session);
+	qdf_mem_free(rx_auth_frame);
 
 	return ret_status;
 }