diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
index f2c2747bfa..306b888a1f 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
@@ -574,6 +574,14 @@ static int dp_srng_setup(struct dp_soc *soc, struct dp_srng *srng,
 
 	srng->hal_srng = hal_srng_setup(hal_soc, ring_type, ring_num,
 		mac_id, &ring_params);
+
+	if (!srng->hal_srng) {
+		qdf_mem_free_consistent(soc->osdev, soc->osdev->dev,
+				srng->alloc_size,
+				srng->base_vaddr_unaligned,
+				srng->base_paddr_unaligned, 0);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/hal/wifi3.0/hal_srng.c b/hal/wifi3.0/hal_srng.c
index 027268a1f4..2c0f73a599 100644
--- a/hal/wifi3.0/hal_srng.c
+++ b/hal/wifi3.0/hal_srng.c
@@ -545,6 +545,7 @@ static int hal_get_srng_ring_id(struct hal_soc *hal, int ring_type,
 		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_TXRX, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
 			"%s: ring_num exceeded maximum no. of supported rings\n",
 			__func__);
+		/* TODO: This is a programming error. Assert if this happens */
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}