diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
index d5a2f1401d..ad3e769874 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
@@ -3122,14 +3122,16 @@ void dp_tx_nawds_handler(struct dp_soc *soc, struct dp_vdev *vdev,
 	qdf_ether_header_t *eh = (qdf_ether_header_t *)qdf_nbuf_data(nbuf);
 
 	if (!soc->ast_offload_support) {
-		qdf_spin_lock_bh(&soc->ast_lock);
-		ast_entry = dp_peer_ast_hash_find_by_pdevid
-					(soc,
-					(uint8_t *)(eh->ether_shost),
-					vdev->pdev->pdev_id);
-		if (ast_entry)
-			sa_peer_id = ast_entry->peer_id;
-		qdf_spin_unlock_bh(&soc->ast_lock);
+		if (qdf_nbuf_get_tx_ftype(nbuf) == CB_FTYPE_INTRABSS_FWD) {
+			qdf_spin_lock_bh(&soc->ast_lock);
+			ast_entry = dp_peer_ast_hash_find_by_pdevid
+				(soc,
+				 (uint8_t *)(eh->ether_shost),
+				 vdev->pdev->pdev_id);
+			if (ast_entry)
+				sa_peer_id = ast_entry->peer_id;
+			qdf_spin_unlock_bh(&soc->ast_lock);
+		}
 	} else {
 		if ((qdf_nbuf_get_tx_ftype(nbuf) == CB_FTYPE_INTRABSS_FWD) &&
 		    qdf_nbuf_get_tx_fctx(nbuf))