diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/be/dp_be_tx.c b/dp/wifi3.0/be/dp_be_tx.c
index c85057f666..ee58e734c5 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/be/dp_be_tx.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/be/dp_be_tx.c
@@ -759,6 +759,12 @@ dp_tx_mlo_mcast_pkt_send(struct dp_vdev_be *be_vdev,
 				    &msdu_info, nbuf_clone, DP_INVALID_PEER);
 	}
 
+	if (qdf_unlikely(dp_tx_proxy_arp(ptnr_vdev, nbuf_clone) !=
+			 QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS)) {
+		qdf_nbuf_free(nbuf_clone);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	qdf_mem_zero(&msdu_info, sizeof(msdu_info));
 	dp_tx_get_queue(ptnr_vdev, nbuf_clone, &msdu_info.tx_queue);
 	msdu_info.gsn = be_vdev->seq_num;
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
index 0e96cc057c..bf792282e6 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
@@ -2263,9 +2263,7 @@ dp_tx_update_mcast_param(uint16_t peer_id,
 						    msdu_info->gsn);
 
 		msdu_info->vdev_id = vdev->vdev_id + DP_MLO_VDEV_ID_OFFSET;
-		if (qdf_unlikely(vdev->nawds_enabled ||
-				 dp_vdev_is_wds_ext_enabled(vdev)))
-			HTT_TX_TCL_METADATA_GLBL_SEQ_HOST_INSPECTED_SET(
+		HTT_TX_TCL_METADATA_GLBL_SEQ_HOST_INSPECTED_SET(
 							*htt_tcl_metadata, 1);
 	} else {
 		msdu_info->vdev_id = vdev->vdev_id;
@@ -3803,7 +3801,6 @@ qdf_nbuf_t dp_tx_send_vdev_id_check(struct cdp_soc_t *soc_hdl,
  *
  * Return: status
  */
-static inline
 int dp_tx_proxy_arp(struct dp_vdev *vdev, qdf_nbuf_t nbuf)
 {
 	if (vdev->osif_proxy_arp)
@@ -3819,7 +3816,6 @@ int dp_tx_proxy_arp(struct dp_vdev *vdev, qdf_nbuf_t nbuf)
 	return QDF_STATUS_NOT_INITIALIZED;
 }
 #else
-static inline
 int dp_tx_proxy_arp(struct dp_vdev *vdev, qdf_nbuf_t nbuf)
 {
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.h b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.h
index 379134b3dc..9c8da606cc 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.h
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 void dp_tx_nawds_handler(struct dp_soc *soc, struct dp_vdev *vdev,
 			 struct dp_tx_msdu_info_s *msdu_info,
 			 qdf_nbuf_t nbuf, uint16_t sa_peer_id);
+int dp_tx_proxy_arp(struct dp_vdev *vdev, qdf_nbuf_t nbuf);
 /*
  * DP_TX_DESC_FLAG_FRAG flags should always be defined to 0x1
  * please do not change this flag's definition