diff --git a/htc/htc_packet.h b/htc/htc_packet.h
index 8ac7db432c..d07fa7deee 100644
--- a/htc/htc_packet.h
+++ b/htc/htc_packet.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ struct htc_tx_packet_info {
 
 
 #define HTC_TX_PACKET_FLAG_FIXUP_NETBUF (1 << 0)
+#define HTC_TX_PACKET_FLAG_HTC_HEADER_IN_NETBUF_DATA (1 << 1)
 
 /**
  * struct htc_rx_packet_info - HTC RX Packet information
diff --git a/htc/htc_send.c b/htc/htc_send.c
index ca3dc366bc..e5f6c4b53e 100644
--- a/htc/htc_send.c
+++ b/htc/htc_send.c
@@ -112,8 +112,10 @@ static inline void restore_tx_packet(HTC_TARGET *target, HTC_PACKET *pPacket)
 		qdf_nbuf_unmap(target->osdev, netbuf, QDF_DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 		pPacket->PktInfo.AsTx.Flags &= ~HTC_TX_PACKET_FLAG_FIXUP_NETBUF;
 	}
-
-	qdf_nbuf_pull_head(netbuf, sizeof(HTC_FRAME_HDR));
+	if (pPacket->PktInfo.AsTx.Flags &
+		HTC_TX_PACKET_FLAG_HTC_HEADER_IN_NETBUF_DATA) {
+		qdf_nbuf_pull_head(netbuf, sizeof(HTC_FRAME_HDR));
+	}
 }
 
 static void send_packet_completion(HTC_TARGET *target, HTC_PACKET *pPacket)
@@ -1484,6 +1486,8 @@ static inline QDF_STATUS __htc_send_pkt(HTC_HANDLE HTCHandle,
 		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
 
 	qdf_nbuf_push_head(netbuf, sizeof(HTC_FRAME_HDR));
+	pPacket->PktInfo.AsTx.Flags |=
+		HTC_TX_PACKET_FLAG_HTC_HEADER_IN_NETBUF_DATA;
 	/* setup HTC frame header */
 	htc_hdr = (HTC_FRAME_HDR *)qdf_nbuf_get_frag_vaddr(netbuf, 0);
 	AR_DEBUG_ASSERT(htc_hdr);