diff --git a/umac/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_main.c b/umac/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_main.c
index e1a564ce92e7..852352255ef5 100644
--- a/umac/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_main.c
+++ b/umac/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_main.c
@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@ void tdls_timer_restart(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
 				 qdf_mc_timer_t *timer,
 				 uint32_t expiration_time)
 {
-	qdf_mc_timer_stop(timer);
 	qdf_mc_timer_start(timer, expiration_time);
 }