diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_object_manager.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_object_manager.c
index 9c090951c4f8..a87d63887220 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_object_manager.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_object_manager.c
@@ -346,11 +346,11 @@ int hdd_objmgr_remove_peer_object(struct wlan_objmgr_vdev *vdev,
 
 	peer = wlan_objmgr_get_peer(psoc, mac_addr, WLAN_HDD_ID_OBJ_MGR);
 	if (peer) {
+		wlan_objmgr_peer_obj_delete(peer);
+
 		/* Unref to decrement ref happened in find_peer */
 		wlan_objmgr_peer_release_ref(peer, WLAN_HDD_ID_OBJ_MGR);
 
-		wlan_objmgr_peer_obj_delete(peer);
-
 		hdd_info("Peer obj "MAC_ADDRESS_STR" deleted",
 				MAC_ADDR_ARRAY(mac_addr));
 		return 0;