diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_buffer_pool.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_buffer_pool.c
index 6f40039c3d62..fec91ee072fc 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_buffer_pool.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx_buffer_pool.c
@@ -373,10 +373,12 @@ static void dp_rx_refill_buff_pool_deinit(struct dp_soc *soc, u8 mac_id)
 	struct rx_refill_buff_pool *buff_pool = &soc->rx_refill_buff_pool;
 	struct rx_desc_pool *rx_desc_pool = &soc->rx_desc_buf[mac_id];
 	qdf_nbuf_t nbuf;
+	uint32_t count = 0;
 
 	if (!buff_pool->is_initialized)
 		return;
 
+	buff_pool->in_rx_refill_lock  = true;
 	while ((nbuf = dp_rx_refill_buff_pool_dequeue_nbuf(soc))) {
 		dp_ipa_handle_rx_buf_smmu_mapping(soc, nbuf,
 						  rx_desc_pool->buf_size,
@@ -385,8 +387,14 @@ static void dp_rx_refill_buff_pool_deinit(struct dp_soc *soc, u8 mac_id)
 					     QDF_DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL,
 					     rx_desc_pool->buf_size);
 		qdf_nbuf_free(nbuf);
+		count++;
 	}
+	buff_pool->in_rx_refill_lock  = false;
 
+	dp_info("Rx refill buffers freed during deinit %u qlen: %u",
+		count, buff_pool->bufq_len);
+
+	qdf_spinlock_destroy(&buff_pool->bufq_lock);
 	buff_pool->is_initialized = false;
 }