diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx_capture.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx_capture.c
index bb8d6154cb..9c4d485df5 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx_capture.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx_capture.c
@@ -2676,12 +2676,14 @@ QDF_STATUS dp_send_dummy_mpdu_info_to_stack(struct dp_pdev *pdev,
 			dp_peer_unref_delete(peer, DP_MOD_ID_TX_CAPTURE);
 		} else {
 			vdev =
-			dp_vdev_get_ref_by_id(pdev->soc, ppdu_desc->vdev_id);
+			dp_vdev_get_ref_by_id(pdev->soc, ppdu_desc->vdev_id,
+					      DP_MOD_ID_TX_CAPTURE);
 			if (vdev) {
 				qdf_mem_copy(wh_min->i_addr2,
 					     vdev->mac_addr.raw,
 					     QDF_MAC_ADDR_SIZE);
-				dp_vdev_unref_delete(pdev->soc, vdev);
+				dp_vdev_unref_delete(pdev->soc, vdev,
+						     DP_MOD_ID_TX_CAPTURE);
 			}
 		}
 		qdf_nbuf_set_pktlen(tx_capture_info.mpdu_nbuf, sizeof(*wh_min));
@@ -2792,12 +2794,14 @@ void dp_send_dummy_rts_cts_frame(struct dp_pdev *pdev,
 			uint8_t vdev_id;
 
 			vdev_id = ppdu_desc->vdev_id;
-			vdev = dp_vdev_get_ref_by_id(pdev->soc, vdev_id);
+			vdev = dp_vdev_get_ref_by_id(pdev->soc, vdev_id,
+						     DP_MOD_ID_TX_CAPTURE);
 			if (vdev) {
 				qdf_mem_copy(&ppdu_desc->user[usr_id].mac_addr,
 					     vdev->mac_addr.raw,
 					     QDF_MAC_ADDR_SIZE);
-				dp_vdev_unref_delete(pdev->soc, vdev);
+				dp_vdev_unref_delete(pdev->soc, vdev,
+						     DP_MOD_ID_TX_CAPTURE);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_txrx_me.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_txrx_me.c
index 9eac78f329..c8c2c9c258 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_txrx_me.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_txrx_me.c
@@ -281,7 +281,8 @@ dp_tx_me_send_convert_ucast(struct cdp_soc_t *soc_hdl, uint8_t vdev_id,
 	qdf_dma_addr_t paddr_mcbuf = 0;
 	uint8_t empty_entry_mac[QDF_MAC_ADDR_SIZE] = {0};
 	QDF_STATUS status;
-	struct dp_vdev *vdev = dp_vdev_get_ref_by_id(soc, vdev_id);
+	struct dp_vdev *vdev = dp_vdev_get_ref_by_id(soc, vdev_id,
+						     DP_MOD_ID_MCAST2UCAST);
 
 	if (!vdev)
 		goto free_return;
@@ -430,7 +431,7 @@ dp_tx_me_send_convert_ucast(struct cdp_soc_t *soc_hdl, uint8_t vdev_id,
 
 	qdf_nbuf_unmap(pdev->soc->osdev, nbuf, QDF_DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	qdf_nbuf_free(nbuf);
-	dp_vdev_unref_delete(soc, vdev);
+	dp_vdev_unref_delete(soc, vdev, DP_MOD_ID_MCAST2UCAST);
 	return new_mac_cnt;
 
 fail_map:
@@ -449,7 +450,7 @@ unmap_free_return:
 	qdf_nbuf_unmap(pdev->soc->osdev, nbuf, QDF_DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 free_return:
 	if (vdev)
-		dp_vdev_unref_delete(soc, vdev);
+		dp_vdev_unref_delete(soc, vdev, DP_MOD_ID_MCAST2UCAST);
 	qdf_nbuf_free(nbuf);
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_txrx_wds.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_txrx_wds.c
index 1e4d292cb4..f768523ea9 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_txrx_wds.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_txrx_wds.c
@@ -233,7 +233,8 @@ dp_txrx_set_wds_rx_policy(struct cdp_soc_t *soc_hdl, uint8_t vdev_id,
 {
 	struct dp_soc *soc = cdp_soc_t_to_dp_soc(soc_hdl);
 	struct dp_peer *peer;
-	struct dp_vdev *vdev = dp_vdev_get_ref_by_id(soc, vdev_id);
+	struct dp_vdev *vdev = dp_vdev_get_ref_by_id(soc, vdev_id,
+						     DP_MOD_ID_MISC);
 	if (!vdev) {
 		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_DP, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ERROR,
 			  FL("vdev is NULL for vdev_id %d"), vdev_id);
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ dp_txrx_set_wds_rx_policy(struct cdp_soc_t *soc_hdl, uint8_t vdev_id,
 		dp_peer_unref_delete(peer, DP_MOD_ID_AST);
 	}
 
-	dp_vdev_unref_delete(soc, vdev);
+	dp_vdev_unref_delete(soc, vdev, DP_MOD_ID_MISC);
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -695,11 +696,12 @@ void dp_peer_set_vlan_id(struct cdp_soc_t *cdp_soc,
 {
 	struct dp_soc *soc = (struct dp_soc *)cdp_soc;
 	struct dp_vdev *vdev =
-		dp_vdev_get_ref_by_id((struct dp_soc *)soc, vdev_id);
+		dp_vdev_get_ref_by_id((struct dp_soc *)soc, vdev_id,
+				      DP_MOD_ID_TX_MULTIPASS);
 
 	if (vdev && vdev->multipass_en) {
 		dp_peer_multipass_list_add(soc, peer_mac, vdev_id, vlan_id);
-		dp_vdev_unref_delete(soc, vdev);
+		dp_vdev_unref_delete(soc, vdev, DP_MOD_ID_TX_MULTIPASS);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -716,7 +718,8 @@ QDF_STATUS dp_set_vlan_groupkey(struct cdp_soc_t *soc_hdl, uint8_t vdev_id,
 				uint16_t vlan_id, uint16_t group_key)
 {
 	struct dp_soc *soc = cdp_soc_t_to_dp_soc(soc_hdl);
-	struct dp_vdev *vdev = dp_vdev_get_ref_by_id(soc, vdev_id);
+	struct dp_vdev *vdev = dp_vdev_get_ref_by_id(soc, vdev_id,
+						     DP_MOD_ID_TX_MULTIPASS);
 	QDF_STATUS status;
 
 	if (!vdev || !vdev->multipass_en) {
@@ -750,7 +753,7 @@ QDF_STATUS dp_set_vlan_groupkey(struct cdp_soc_t *soc_hdl, uint8_t vdev_id,
 	status = QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 fail:
 	if (vdev)
-		dp_vdev_unref_delete(soc, vdev);
+		dp_vdev_unref_delete(soc, vdev, DP_MOD_ID_TX_MULTIPASS);
 	return status;
 }