diff --git a/hif/src/hif_napi.c b/hif/src/hif_napi.c
index ee994be249..116f6d207c 100644
--- a/hif/src/hif_napi.c
+++ b/hif/src/hif_napi.c
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ int hif_napi_destroy(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx,
 				   napii->netdev.napi_list.prev,
 				   napii->netdev.napi_list.next);
 
+			qdf_spinlock_destroy(&napii->lro_unloading_lock);
 			netif_napi_del(&(napii->napi));
 
 			napid->ce_map &= ~(0x01 << ce);
@@ -356,8 +357,6 @@ void hif_napi_lro_flush_cb_deregister(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_hdl,
 				napii->lro_ctx = NULL;
 				qdf_spin_unlock_bh(
 					&napii->lro_unloading_lock);
-				qdf_spinlock_destroy(
-					&napii->lro_unloading_lock);
 			}
 		}
 	} else {