diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c
index 99790ce98af0..ce45a5aca19b 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_tx_rx.c
@@ -948,15 +948,15 @@ static void __hdd_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	if (cds_is_driver_recovering() || cds_is_driver_in_bad_state() ||
 	    cds_is_load_or_unload_in_progress()) {
-		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_HDD_DATA, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_INFO_HIGH,
-			  "Recovery/(Un)load in progress, dropping the packet");
+		QDF_TRACE_DEBUG_RL(QDF_MODULE_ID_HDD_DATA,
+				   "Recovery/(Un)load in progress, dropping the packet");
 		goto drop_pkt;
 	}
 
 	hdd_ctx = adapter->hdd_ctx;
 	if (wlan_hdd_validate_context(hdd_ctx)) {
-		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_HDD_DATA, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_INFO_HIGH,
-			  "Invalid HDD context");
+		QDF_TRACE_DEBUG_RL(QDF_MODULE_ID_HDD_DATA,
+				   "Invalid HDD context");
 		goto drop_pkt;
 	}