diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c
index 264eb56713fa..dedad19dc8dc 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@
 #include "wlan_hdd_power.h"
 #include <wlan_hdd_tsf.h>
 
+/*
+ * Count to ratelimit the HDD logs during TX failures
+ */
+#define HDD_TX_BLOCKED_RATE 256
+
 #ifdef QCA_LL_TX_FLOW_CONTROL_V2
 /*
  * Mapping Linux AC interpretation to SME AC.
@@ -534,9 +539,9 @@ static inline bool hdd_is_tx_allowed(struct sk_buff *skb, uint8_t peer_id)
 	peer = cdp_peer_find_by_local_id(soc, pdev, peer_id);
 
 	if (peer == NULL) {
-		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_HDD_DATA, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_WARN,
-			  FL("Unable to find peer entry for staid: %d"),
-			  peer_id);
+		hdd_err_ratelimited(HDD_TX_BLOCKED_RATE,
+				    "Unable to find peer entry for staid: %d",
+				    peer_id);
 		return false;
 	}