diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/rh/dp_rh_htt.c b/dp/wifi3.0/rh/dp_rh_htt.c
index 9507d703b8..7d7a7998ef 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/rh/dp_rh_htt.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/rh/dp_rh_htt.c
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
 
 #define HTT_T2H_MSG_BUF_REINIT(_buf, dev)				\
 	do {								\
-		QDF_NBUF_CB_PADDR(_buf) -= (HTC_HEADER_LEN +		\
-					HTC_HDR_ALIGNMENT_PADDING);	\
+		qdf_nbuf_push_head(_buf, (HTC_HEADER_LEN) +		\
+				   HTC_HDR_ALIGNMENT_PADDING);		\
 		qdf_nbuf_init_fast((_buf));				\
 		qdf_mem_dma_sync_single_for_device(dev,			\
 					(QDF_NBUF_CB_PADDR(_buf)),	\
diff --git a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_nbuf.c b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_nbuf.c
index 86d713f12a..f57a67c854 100644
--- a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_nbuf.c
+++ b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_nbuf.c
@@ -5798,7 +5798,6 @@ qdf_export_symbol(__qdf_nbuf_init);
 void qdf_nbuf_init_fast(qdf_nbuf_t nbuf)
 {
 	qdf_nbuf_users_set(&nbuf->users, 1);
-	nbuf->data = nbuf->head + NET_SKB_PAD;
 	skb_reset_tail_pointer(nbuf);
 }
 qdf_export_symbol(qdf_nbuf_init_fast);