diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_rsp_messages.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_rsp_messages.c
index a6b963eaa82a..246ed74ab16d 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_rsp_messages.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_rsp_messages.c
@@ -644,14 +644,21 @@ void
 lim_fill_sme_assoc_ind_params(
 	struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 	tpLimMlmAssocInd assoc_ind, struct assoc_ind *sme_assoc_ind,
-	struct pe_session *session_entry)
+	struct pe_session *session_entry, bool assoc_req_alloc)
 {
 	sme_assoc_ind->length = sizeof(struct assoc_ind);
 	sme_assoc_ind->sessionId = session_entry->smeSessionId;
 
 	/* Required for indicating the frames to upper layer */
 	sme_assoc_ind->assocReqLength = assoc_ind->assocReqLength;
-	sme_assoc_ind->assocReqPtr = assoc_ind->assocReqPtr;
+	if (assoc_req_alloc && assoc_ind->assocReqLength) {
+		sme_assoc_ind->assocReqPtr = qdf_mem_malloc(
+					     assoc_ind->assocReqLength);
+		qdf_mem_copy(sme_assoc_ind->assocReqPtr, assoc_ind->assocReqPtr,
+			     assoc_ind->assocReqLength);
+	} else {
+		sme_assoc_ind->assocReqPtr = assoc_ind->assocReqPtr;
+	}
 
 	sme_assoc_ind->beaconPtr = session_entry->beacon;
 	sme_assoc_ind->beaconLength = session_entry->bcnLen;
@@ -765,7 +772,7 @@ void lim_process_mlm_assoc_ind(struct mac_context *mac, uint32_t *msg_buf)
 	pSirSmeAssocInd->messageType = eWNI_SME_ASSOC_IND;
 	lim_fill_sme_assoc_ind_params(mac, (tpLimMlmAssocInd)msg_buf,
 				      pSirSmeAssocInd,
-				      pe_session);
+				      pe_session, false);
 	msg.type = eWNI_SME_ASSOC_IND;
 	msg.bodyptr = pSirSmeAssocInd;
 	msg.bodyval = 0;
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c
index 3056f3aaf319..97011570fca9 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS lim_assoc_rsp_tx_complete(
 	lim_fill_sme_assoc_ind_params(
 				mac_ctx, lim_assoc_ind,
 				sme_assoc_ind,
-				session_entry);
+				session_entry, true);
 
 	qdf_mem_zero(&msg, sizeof(struct scheduler_msg));
 	msg.type = eWNI_SME_ASSOC_IND_UPPER_LAYER;
@@ -1105,8 +1105,8 @@ static QDF_STATUS lim_assoc_rsp_tx_complete(
 	sme_assoc_ind->staId = sta_ds->staIndex;
 	sme_assoc_ind->reassocReq = sta_ds->mlmStaContext.subType;
 	sme_assoc_ind->timingMeasCap = sta_ds->timingMeasCap;
-
-	mac_ctx->lim.sme_msg_callback(mac_ctx, &msg);
+	MTRACE(mac_trace_msg_tx(mac_ctx, session_entry->peSessionId, msg.type));
+	lim_sys_process_mmh_msg_api(mac_ctx, &msg);
 
 	qdf_mem_free(lim_assoc_ind);
 	if (assoc_req->assocReqFrame) {
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_types.h b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_types.h
index b0d5d1ca9ea0..e46008b659ea 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_types.h
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_types.h
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ bool lim_fill_lim_assoc_ind_params(
  * @assoc_ind: PE association indication structure
  * @sme_assoc_ind: SME association indication
  * @session_entry: PE session entry
+ * @assoc_req_alloc: malloc memory for assoc_req or not
  *
  * Return: None
  */
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ void
 lim_fill_sme_assoc_ind_params(
 	struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 	tpLimMlmAssocInd assoc_ind, struct assoc_ind *sme_assoc_ind,
-	struct pe_session *session_entry);
+	struct pe_session *session_entry, bool assoc_req_alloc);
 void lim_send_mlm_assoc_ind(struct mac_context *mac, tpDphHashNode sta,
 			    struct pe_session *pe_session);
 
diff --git a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
index 10b63bdc585c..c518b4af9adb 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_api_roam.c
@@ -11769,6 +11769,15 @@ csr_roam_chk_lnk_assoc_ind_upper_layer(
 	}
 	csr_send_assoc_ind_to_upper_layer_cnf_msg(
 					mac_ctx, assoc_ind, status, session_id);
+	/*in the association response tx compete case,
+	 *memory for assoc_ind->assocReqPtr will be malloced
+	 *in the lim_assoc_rsp_tx_complete -> lim_fill_sme_assoc_ind_params
+	 *and then assoc_ind will pass here, so after using it
+	 *in the csr_send_assoc_ind_to_upper_layer_cnf_msg and
+	 *then free the memroy here.
+	 */
+	if (assoc_ind->assocReqLength != 0 && assoc_ind->assocReqPtr)
+		qdf_mem_free(assoc_ind->assocReqPtr);
 }
 
 static void