diff --git a/spectral/dispatcher/inc/wlan_spectral_utils_api.h b/spectral/dispatcher/inc/wlan_spectral_utils_api.h
index a6734267a2..9453dcc2f7 100644
--- a/spectral/dispatcher/inc/wlan_spectral_utils_api.h
+++ b/spectral/dispatcher/inc/wlan_spectral_utils_api.h
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ QDF_STATUS spectral_unregister_dbr(struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev);
  *
  * API to handle spectral dbr event
  *
- * Return: status
+ * Return: true to release buf
  */
-int spectral_dbr_event_handler(struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev,
-			       struct direct_buf_rx_data *payload);
+bool spectral_dbr_event_handler(struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev,
+				struct direct_buf_rx_data *payload);
 #endif
 #endif /* _WLAN_SPECTRAL_UTILS_API_H_*/
diff --git a/spectral/dispatcher/src/wlan_spectral_utils_api.c b/spectral/dispatcher/src/wlan_spectral_utils_api.c
index 71db87b1ce..18b7c82018 100644
--- a/spectral/dispatcher/src/wlan_spectral_utils_api.c
+++ b/spectral/dispatcher/src/wlan_spectral_utils_api.c
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ wlan_register_wmi_spectral_cmd_ops(struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev,
 qdf_export_symbol(wlan_register_wmi_spectral_cmd_ops);
 
 #ifdef DIRECT_BUF_RX_ENABLE
-int spectral_dbr_event_handler(struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev,
-			       struct direct_buf_rx_data *payload)
+bool spectral_dbr_event_handler(struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev,
+				struct direct_buf_rx_data *payload)
 {
 	struct spectral_context *sc;
 
@@ -223,7 +223,9 @@ int spectral_dbr_event_handler(struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	return sc->sptrlc_process_spectral_report(pdev, payload);
+	sc->sptrlc_process_spectral_report(pdev, payload);
+
+	return true;
 }
 #endif