diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.c
index 26a43c1ee6..b109446df8 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_rx.c
@@ -2097,32 +2097,6 @@ void dp_rx_deliver_to_pkt_capture_no_peer(struct dp_soc *soc, qdf_nbuf_t nbuf,
 
 #endif
 
-#if defined(FEATURE_MCL_REPEATER) && defined(FEATURE_MEC)
-/**
- * dp_rx_mec_check_wrapper() - wrapper to dp_rx_mcast_echo_check
- * @soc: core DP main context
- * @peer: dp peer handler
- * @rx_tlv_hdr: start of the rx TLV header
- * @nbuf: pkt buffer
- *
- * Return: bool (true if it is a looped back pkt else false)
- */
-static inline bool dp_rx_mec_check_wrapper(struct dp_soc *soc,
-					   struct dp_peer *peer,
-					   uint8_t *rx_tlv_hdr,
-					   qdf_nbuf_t nbuf)
-{
-	return dp_rx_mcast_echo_check(soc, peer, rx_tlv_hdr, nbuf);
-}
-#else
-static inline bool dp_rx_mec_check_wrapper(struct dp_soc *soc,
-					   struct dp_peer *peer,
-					   uint8_t *rx_tlv_hdr,
-					   qdf_nbuf_t nbuf)
-{
-	return false;
-}
-#endif
 #endif /* QCA_HOST_MODE_WIFI_DISABLED */
 
 QDF_STATUS dp_rx_vdev_detach(struct dp_vdev *vdev)
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/li/dp_li_rx.c b/dp/wifi3.0/li/dp_li_rx.c
index b809d5593c..1d2ac4f5e7 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/li/dp_li_rx.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/li/dp_li_rx.c
@@ -54,6 +54,35 @@ bool is_sa_da_idx_valid(struct dp_soc *soc, uint8_t *rx_tlv_hdr,
 	return true;
 }
 
+#ifndef QCA_HOST_MODE_WIFI_DISABLED
+#if defined(FEATURE_MCL_REPEATER) && defined(FEATURE_MEC)
+/**
+ * dp_rx_mec_check_wrapper() - wrapper to dp_rx_mcast_echo_check
+ * @soc: core DP main context
+ * @peer: dp peer handler
+ * @rx_tlv_hdr: start of the rx TLV header
+ * @nbuf: pkt buffer
+ *
+ * Return: bool (true if it is a looped back pkt else false)
+ */
+static inline bool dp_rx_mec_check_wrapper(struct dp_soc *soc,
+					   struct dp_peer *peer,
+					   uint8_t *rx_tlv_hdr,
+					   qdf_nbuf_t nbuf)
+{
+	return dp_rx_mcast_echo_check(soc, peer, rx_tlv_hdr, nbuf);
+}
+#else
+static inline bool dp_rx_mec_check_wrapper(struct dp_soc *soc,
+					   struct dp_peer *peer,
+					   uint8_t *rx_tlv_hdr,
+					   qdf_nbuf_t nbuf)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+#endif
+#endif
+
 /**
  * dp_rx_process_li() - Brain of the Rx processing functionality
  *		     Called from the bottom half (tasklet/NET_RX_SOFTIRQ)
@@ -702,6 +731,17 @@ done:
 				DP_STATS_INC(soc, rx.err.invalid_sa_da_idx, 1);
 				continue;
 			}
+			if (qdf_unlikely(dp_rx_mec_check_wrapper(soc,
+								 peer,
+								 rx_tlv_hdr,
+								 nbuf))) {
+				/* this is a looped back MCBC pkt,drop it */
+				DP_STATS_INC_PKT(peer, rx.mec_drop, 1,
+						 QDF_NBUF_CB_RX_PKT_LEN(nbuf));
+				qdf_nbuf_free(nbuf);
+				nbuf = next;
+				continue;
+			}
 			/* WDS Source Port Learning */
 			if (qdf_likely(vdev->wds_enabled))
 				dp_rx_wds_srcport_learn(soc,