diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
index 5d49f4c178ae..8c66cbc9d588 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
@@ -3031,11 +3031,12 @@ void dp_tx_process_htt_completion(struct dp_tx_desc_s *tx_desc, uint8_t *status)
 			ts.status = HAL_TX_TQM_RR_REM_CMD_REM;
 
 		peer = dp_peer_find_by_id(soc, ts.peer_id);
-		if (qdf_likely(peer)) {
-			dp_tx_comp_process_tx_status(tx_desc, &ts, peer);
-			dp_tx_comp_process_desc(soc, tx_desc, &ts, peer);
+
+		if (qdf_likely(peer))
 			dp_peer_unref_del_find_by_id(peer);
-		}
+
+		dp_tx_comp_process_tx_status(tx_desc, &ts, peer);
+		dp_tx_comp_process_desc(soc, tx_desc, &ts, peer);
 		dp_tx_desc_release(tx_desc, tx_desc->pool_id);
 
 		break;