diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
index 643a15a174..8b22854248 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_tx.c
@@ -4297,10 +4297,12 @@ static void dp_tx_update_peer_delay_stats(struct dp_txrx_peer *txrx_peer,
 	if (qdf_likely(!wlan_cfg_is_peer_ext_stats_enabled(soc->wlan_cfg_ctx)))
 		return;
 
+	if (!txrx_peer->delay_stats)
+		return;
+
 	tid = ts->tid;
 	delay_stats = txrx_peer->delay_stats;
 
-	qdf_assert(delay_stats);
 	qdf_assert(ring < CDP_MAX_TXRX_CTX);
 
 	/*