diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
index 7668954913..7e741c8af9 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
@@ -5450,30 +5450,6 @@ static QDF_STATUS dp_vdev_detach_wifi3(struct cdp_soc_t *cdp_soc,
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-#ifdef FEATURE_AST
-/*
- * dp_peer_delete_ast_entries(): Delete all AST entries for a peer
- * @soc - datapath soc handle
- * @peer - datapath peer handle
- *
- * Delete the AST entries belonging to a peer
- */
-static inline void dp_peer_delete_ast_entries(struct dp_soc *soc,
-					      struct dp_peer *peer)
-{
-	struct dp_ast_entry *ast_entry, *temp_ast_entry;
-
-	DP_PEER_ITERATE_ASE_LIST(peer, ast_entry, temp_ast_entry)
-		dp_peer_del_ast(soc, ast_entry);
-
-	peer->self_ast_entry = NULL;
-}
-#else
-static inline void dp_peer_delete_ast_entries(struct dp_soc *soc,
-					      struct dp_peer *peer)
-{
-}
-#endif
 #if ATH_SUPPORT_WRAP
 static inline struct dp_peer *dp_peer_can_reuse(struct dp_vdev *vdev,
 						uint8_t *peer_mac_addr)
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c
index 763734b7ff..221cdac708 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.c
@@ -1591,6 +1591,9 @@ static void
 dp_peer_clean_wds_entries(struct dp_soc *soc, struct dp_peer *peer,
 			  uint32_t free_wds_count)
 {
+	qdf_spin_lock_bh(&soc->ast_lock);
+	dp_peer_delete_ast_entries(soc, peer);
+	qdf_spin_unlock_bh(&soc->ast_lock);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.h b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.h
index 229444b60a..69dde5d1a2 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.h
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_peer.h
@@ -753,4 +753,29 @@ struct dp_peer *dp_vdev_bss_peer_ref_n_get(struct dp_soc *soc,
 struct dp_peer *dp_sta_vdev_self_peer_ref_n_get(struct dp_soc *soc,
 						struct dp_vdev *vdev,
 						enum dp_mod_id mod_id);
+
+#ifdef FEATURE_AST
+/*
+ * dp_peer_delete_ast_entries(): Delete all AST entries for a peer
+ * @soc - datapath soc handle
+ * @peer - datapath peer handle
+ *
+ * Delete the AST entries belonging to a peer
+ */
+static inline void dp_peer_delete_ast_entries(struct dp_soc *soc,
+					      struct dp_peer *peer)
+{
+	struct dp_ast_entry *ast_entry, *temp_ast_entry;
+
+	DP_PEER_ITERATE_ASE_LIST(peer, ast_entry, temp_ast_entry)
+		dp_peer_del_ast(soc, ast_entry);
+
+	peer->self_ast_entry = NULL;
+}
+#else
+static inline void dp_peer_delete_ast_entries(struct dp_soc *soc,
+					      struct dp_peer *peer)
+{
+}
+#endif
 #endif /* _DP_PEER_H_ */