diff --git a/umac/dfs/core/src/dfs.h b/umac/dfs/core/src/dfs.h
index e12ab55220..da97192197 100644
--- a/umac/dfs/core/src/dfs.h
+++ b/umac/dfs/core/src/dfs.h
@@ -338,10 +338,16 @@
 		WLAN_DFSNOL_UNLOCK(dfs);                    \
 	} while (0)
 
+/*
+ * Free the NOL element in a thread. This is to avoid freeing the
+ * timer object from within timer callback function . The nol element
+ * contains the timer Object.
+ */
 #define DFS_NOL_DELETE_CHAN_LOCKED(dfs, freq, chwidth)      \
 	do {                                                \
 		WLAN_DFSNOL_LOCK(dfs);                      \
 		dfs_nol_delete(dfs, freq, chwidth);         \
+		qdf_sched_work(NULL, &dfs->dfs_nol_elem_free_work); \
 		WLAN_DFSNOL_UNLOCK(dfs);                    \
 	} while (0)
 
diff --git a/umac/dfs/core/src/misc/dfs_nol.c b/umac/dfs/core/src/misc/dfs_nol.c
index 5a81f5c4dc..92bc2439b1 100644
--- a/umac/dfs/core/src/misc/dfs_nol.c
+++ b/umac/dfs/core/src/misc/dfs_nol.c
@@ -254,13 +254,6 @@ static os_timer_func(dfs_remove_from_nol)
 	utils_dfs_reg_update_nol_ch(dfs->dfs_pdev_obj,
 				    &chan, 1, DFS_NOL_RESET);
 	utils_dfs_save_nol(dfs->dfs_pdev_obj);
-
-	/*
-	 * Free the NOL element in a thread. This is to avoid freeing the
-	 * timer object from within timer callback function . The nol element
-	 * contains the timer Object.
-	 */
-	qdf_sched_work(NULL, &dfs->dfs_nol_elem_free_work);
 }
 
 void dfs_print_nol(struct wlan_dfs *dfs)