diff --git a/core/dp/txrx/ol_tx_desc.c b/core/dp/txrx/ol_tx_desc.c
index dbd0e74737ec..c8c9d31a7051 100644
--- a/core/dp/txrx/ol_tx_desc.c
+++ b/core/dp/txrx/ol_tx_desc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2011, 2014-2017 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 2014-2018 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Previously licensed under the ISC license by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
@@ -746,7 +746,14 @@ void ol_tx_desc_frame_list_free(struct ol_txrx_pdev_t *pdev,
 		/* restore original hdr offset */
 		OL_TX_RESTORE_HDR(tx_desc, msdu);
 #endif
-		if (qdf_nbuf_get_users(msdu) <= 1)
+
+		/*
+		 * In MCC IPA tx context, IPA driver provides skb with directly
+		 * DMA mapped address. In such case, there's no need for WLAN
+		 * driver to DMA unmap the skb.
+		 */
+		if ((qdf_nbuf_get_users(msdu) <= 1) &&
+				!qdf_nbuf_ipa_owned_get(msdu))
 			qdf_nbuf_unmap(pdev->osdev, msdu, QDF_DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 
 		/* free the tx desc */