diff --git a/components/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_ct.c b/components/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_ct.c
index c076d2086766..102629e47b77 100644
--- a/components/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_ct.c
+++ b/components/tdls/core/src/wlan_tdls_ct.c
@@ -235,9 +235,10 @@ void tdls_update_rx_pkt_cnt(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
 	uint8_t mac_cnt;
 	uint8_t valid_mac_entries;
 	struct tdls_conn_tracker_mac_table *mac_table;
+	struct wlan_objmgr_peer *bss_peer;
 
 	if (QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS != tdls_get_vdev_objects(vdev, &tdls_vdev_obj,
-						   &tdls_soc_obj))
+							&tdls_soc_obj))
 		return;
 
 	if (!tdls_soc_obj->enable_tdls_connection_tracker)
@@ -249,10 +250,19 @@ void tdls_update_rx_pkt_cnt(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
 	if (qdf_is_macaddr_group(dest_mac_addr))
 		return;
 
-	if (qdf_mem_cmp(vdev->vdev_mlme.macaddr, mac_addr,
-		QDF_MAC_ADDR_SIZE) == 0)
+	if (!qdf_mem_cmp(vdev->vdev_mlme.macaddr, mac_addr,
+			 QDF_MAC_ADDR_SIZE))
 		return;
 
+	bss_peer = wlan_objmgr_vdev_try_get_bsspeer(vdev, WLAN_TDLS_NB_ID);
+	if (bss_peer) {
+		if (!qdf_mem_cmp(bss_peer->macaddr, mac_addr,
+				 QDF_MAC_ADDR_SIZE)) {
+			wlan_objmgr_peer_release_ref(bss_peer, WLAN_TDLS_NB_ID);
+			return;
+		}
+		wlan_objmgr_peer_release_ref(bss_peer, WLAN_TDLS_NB_ID);
+	}
 	qdf_spin_lock_bh(&tdls_soc_obj->tdls_ct_spinlock);
 	valid_mac_entries = tdls_vdev_obj->valid_mac_entries;
 	mac_table = tdls_vdev_obj->ct_peer_table;
@@ -288,9 +298,10 @@ void tdls_update_tx_pkt_cnt(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
 	uint8_t mac_cnt;
 	uint8_t valid_mac_entries;
 	struct tdls_conn_tracker_mac_table *mac_table;
+	struct wlan_objmgr_peer *bss_peer;
 
 	if (QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS != tdls_get_vdev_objects(vdev, &tdls_vdev_obj,
-						   &tdls_soc_obj))
+							&tdls_soc_obj))
 		return;
 
 	if (!tdls_soc_obj->enable_tdls_connection_tracker)
@@ -299,9 +310,18 @@ void tdls_update_tx_pkt_cnt(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
 	if (qdf_is_macaddr_group(mac_addr))
 		return;
 
-	if (qdf_mem_cmp(vdev->vdev_mlme.macaddr, mac_addr,
-		QDF_MAC_ADDR_SIZE) == 0)
+	if (!qdf_mem_cmp(vdev->vdev_mlme.macaddr, mac_addr,
+			 QDF_MAC_ADDR_SIZE))
 		return;
+	bss_peer = wlan_objmgr_vdev_try_get_bsspeer(vdev, WLAN_TDLS_NB_ID);
+	if (bss_peer) {
+		if (!qdf_mem_cmp(bss_peer->macaddr, mac_addr,
+				 QDF_MAC_ADDR_SIZE)) {
+			wlan_objmgr_peer_release_ref(bss_peer, WLAN_TDLS_NB_ID);
+			return;
+		}
+		wlan_objmgr_peer_release_ref(bss_peer, WLAN_TDLS_NB_ID);
+	}
 
 	qdf_spin_lock_bh(&tdls_soc_obj->tdls_ct_spinlock);
 	mac_table = tdls_vdev_obj->ct_peer_table;