diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_req_messages.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_req_messages.c
index 0649ac4f6d..2d9fdafadb 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_req_messages.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_mlm_req_messages.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2011-2021 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2022 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for
  * any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static void lim_fill_status_code(uint8_t frame_type,
 			*proto_status_code = STATUS_AUTH_TX_FAIL;
 			break;
 		case LIM_ACK_RCD_FAILURE:
+		case LIM_ACK_NOT_RCD:
 			*proto_status_code = STATUS_AUTH_NO_ACK_RECEIVED;
 			break;
 		case LIM_ACK_RCD_SUCCESS:
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ static void lim_fill_status_code(uint8_t frame_type,
 			*proto_status_code = STATUS_ASSOC_TX_FAIL;
 			break;
 		case LIM_ACK_RCD_FAILURE:
+		case LIM_ACK_NOT_RCD:
 			*proto_status_code = STATUS_ASSOC_NO_ACK_RECEIVED;
 			break;
 		case LIM_ACK_RCD_SUCCESS:
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c
index 60496afae1..e3ff4db114 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_management_frames.c
@@ -5993,7 +5993,6 @@ static void lim_tx_mgmt_frame(struct mac_context *mac_ctx, uint8_t vdev_id,
 	qdf_mtrace(QDF_MODULE_ID_PE, QDF_MODULE_ID_WMA, TRACE_CODE_TX_MGMT,
 		   session->peSessionId, 0);
 
-	mac_ctx->auth_ack_status = LIM_ACK_NOT_RCD;
 	min_rid = lim_get_min_session_txrate(session);
 
 	if (fc->subType == SIR_MAC_MGMT_AUTH &&
@@ -6148,6 +6147,6 @@ void lim_send_mgmt_frame_tx(struct mac_context *mac_ctx,
 			lim_handle_sae_auth_retry(mac_ctx, vdev_id,
 						  mb_msg->data, msg_len);
 	}
-
+	mac_ctx->auth_ack_status = LIM_ACK_NOT_RCD;
 	lim_send_frame(mac_ctx, vdev_id, mb_msg->data, msg_len);
 }