diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
index db78810327..7777f52bb8 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_main.c
@@ -5264,12 +5264,13 @@ static QDF_STATUS dp_vdev_detach_wifi3(struct cdp_soc_t *cdp_soc,
 	qdf_spin_unlock_bh(&pdev->neighbour_peer_mutex);
 
 	qdf_spin_lock_bh(&pdev->vdev_list_lock);
-	dp_tx_vdev_detach(vdev);
-	dp_rx_vdev_detach(vdev);
 	/* remove the vdev from its parent pdev's list */
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&pdev->vdev_list, vdev, vdev_list_elem);
 	qdf_spin_unlock_bh(&pdev->vdev_list_lock);
 
+	dp_tx_vdev_detach(vdev);
+	dp_rx_vdev_detach(vdev);
+
 free_vdev:
 	if (wlan_op_mode_monitor == vdev->opmode)
 		pdev->monitor_vdev = NULL;