diff --git a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
index be9bc7419c..57408510ee 100644
--- a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
+++ b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
@@ -1894,6 +1894,7 @@ struct hdd_context {
 	qdf_mc_timer_t sar_safety_timer;
 	qdf_mc_timer_t sar_safety_unsolicited_timer;
 	qdf_event_t sar_safety_req_resp_event;
+	qdf_atomic_t sar_safety_req_resp_event_in_progress;
 #endif
 
 	qdf_time_t runtime_resume_start_time_stamp;
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_sar_limits.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_sar_limits.c
index 04866b694f..bec6d26f3a 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_sar_limits.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_sar_limits.c
@@ -502,6 +502,8 @@ static void hdd_sar_unsolicited_timer_cb(void *user_data)
 
 	hdd_nofl_debug("Sar unsolicited timer expired");
 
+	qdf_atomic_set(&hdd_ctx->sar_safety_req_resp_event_in_progress, 1);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < hdd_ctx->config->sar_safety_req_resp_retry; i++) {
 		qdf_event_reset(&hdd_ctx->sar_safety_req_resp_event);
 		hdd_send_sar_unsolicited_event(hdd_ctx);
@@ -511,6 +513,7 @@ static void hdd_sar_unsolicited_timer_cb(void *user_data)
 		if (QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(status))
 			break;
 	}
+	qdf_atomic_set(&hdd_ctx->sar_safety_req_resp_event_in_progress, 0);
 
 	if (i >= hdd_ctx->config->sar_safety_req_resp_retry)
 		hdd_configure_sar_index(hdd_ctx,
@@ -530,6 +533,10 @@ void wlan_hdd_sar_unsolicited_timer_start(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 	if (!hdd_ctx->config->enable_sar_safety)
 		return;
 
+	if (qdf_atomic_read(
+			&hdd_ctx->sar_safety_req_resp_event_in_progress) > 0)
+		return;
+
 	if (QDF_TIMER_STATE_RUNNING !=
 		qdf_mc_timer_get_current_state(
 				&hdd_ctx->sar_safety_unsolicited_timer))
@@ -573,6 +580,7 @@ void wlan_hdd_sar_timers_init(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 			  QDF_TIMER_TYPE_SW,
 			  hdd_sar_unsolicited_timer_cb, hdd_ctx);
 
+	qdf_atomic_init(&hdd_ctx->sar_safety_req_resp_event_in_progress);
 	qdf_event_create(&hdd_ctx->sar_safety_req_resp_event);
 }