diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_stats.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_stats.c
index 0ea6838ae5..1971888f22 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_stats.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_stats.c
@@ -1923,6 +1923,7 @@ static int wlan_hdd_send_ll_stats_req(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 	if (ret) {
 		hdd_err("Target response timed out request id %d request bitmap 0x%x",
 			priv->request_id, priv->request_bitmap);
+		sme_radio_tx_mem_free();
 		qdf_spin_lock(&priv->ll_stats_lock);
 		priv->request_bitmap = 0;
 		qdf_spin_unlock(&priv->ll_stats_lock);
diff --git a/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h b/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
index f8d725beba..b048b259bd 100644
--- a/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
+++ b/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2020 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2021 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for
  * any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the
@@ -1636,6 +1636,13 @@ QDF_STATUS sme_ll_stats_get_req(mac_handle_t mac_handle,
 				tSirLLStatsGetReq *get_stats_req,
 				void *context);
 
+/**
+ * sme_radio_tx_mem_free() - SME API to free the ll_stats memory
+ *
+ * Return: None
+ */
+void sme_radio_tx_mem_free(void);
+
 /**
  * sme_set_link_layer_stats_ind_cb() -
  * SME API to trigger the stats are available after get request
diff --git a/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c b/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
index 5a471df727..47f00d3112 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
@@ -10229,6 +10229,19 @@ QDF_STATUS sme_set_wisa_params(mac_handle_t mac_handle,
 
 #ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_LINK_LAYER_STATS
 
+void sme_radio_tx_mem_free(void)
+{
+	tp_wma_handle wma_handle;
+
+	wma_handle = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_WMA);
+
+	if (!wma_handle) {
+		sme_err("Invalid wma handle");
+		return;
+	}
+	wma_unified_radio_tx_mem_free(wma_handle);
+}
+
 /*
  * sme_ll_stats_clear_req() -
  * SME API to clear Link Layer Statistics