diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_htt.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_htt.c
index 09a402aad7..a518b8776c 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_htt.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_htt.c
@@ -3008,7 +3008,8 @@ void dp_deliver_mgmt_frm(struct dp_pdev *pdev, qdf_nbuf_t nbuf)
 				     nbuf, HTT_INVALID_PEER,
 				     WDI_NO_VAL, pdev->pdev_id);
 	} else {
-		qdf_nbuf_free(nbuf);
+		if (!pdev->bpr_enable)
+			qdf_nbuf_free(nbuf);
 	}
 }
 #endif