diff --git a/hif/src/hif_exec.h b/hif/src/hif_exec.h
index a818d5eafaa0..8135c1a7dae6 100644
--- a/hif/src/hif_exec.h
+++ b/hif/src/hif_exec.h
@@ -184,6 +184,14 @@ void hif_pci_irq_set_affinity_hint(
 void hif_pci_ce_irq_set_affinity_hint(
 	struct hif_softc *scn);
 
+/**
+ * hif_pci_ce_irq_remove_affinity_hint() - remove affinity for the irq
+ * @irq: irq number to remove affinity from
+ */
+static inline void hif_pci_ce_irq_remove_affinity_hint(int irq)
+{
+	hif_irq_affinity_remove(irq);
+}
 #else
 static inline void hif_pci_irq_set_affinity_hint(
 	struct hif_exec_context *hif_ext_group)
@@ -194,6 +202,10 @@ static inline void hif_pci_ce_irq_set_affinity_hint(
 	struct hif_softc *scn)
 {
 }
+
+static inline void hif_pci_ce_irq_remove_affinity_hint(int irq)
+{
+}
 #endif /* ifdef HIF_CPU_PERF_AFFINE_MASK */
 #endif
 
diff --git a/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c b/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c
index 8be6a5bac567..bebaf5cdf614 100644
--- a/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c
+++ b/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c
@@ -2090,6 +2090,8 @@ static int hif_ce_srng_msi_free_irq(struct hif_softc *scn)
 		msi_data = (ce_id % msi_data_count) + msi_irq_start;
 		irq = pld_get_msi_irq(scn->qdf_dev->dev, msi_data);
 
+		hif_pci_ce_irq_remove_affinity_hint(irq);
+
 		hif_debug("%s: (ce_id %d, msi_data %d, irq %d)", __func__,
 			  ce_id, msi_data, irq);