diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index 91f5444ecedb..919d15584d4a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -3967,6 +3967,9 @@ void ath10k_mgmt_over_wmi_tx_work(struct work_struct *work)
 			if (ret) {
 				ath10k_warn(ar, "failed to transmit management frame by ref via WMI: %d\n",
 					    ret);
+				/* remove this msdu from idr tracking */
+				ath10k_wmi_cleanup_mgmt_tx_send(ar, skb);
+
 				dma_unmap_single(ar->dev, paddr, skb->len,
 						 DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 				ieee80211_free_txskb(ar->hw, skb);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-ops.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-ops.h
index 6b730f59fd5b..0dd484f85082 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-ops.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-ops.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ struct wmi_ops {
 	struct sk_buff *(*gen_mgmt_tx_send)(struct ath10k *ar,
 					    struct sk_buff *skb,
 					    dma_addr_t paddr);
+	int (*cleanup_mgmt_tx_send)(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *msdu);
 	struct sk_buff *(*gen_dbglog_cfg)(struct ath10k *ar, u64 module_enable,
 					  u32 log_level);
 	struct sk_buff *(*gen_pktlog_enable)(struct ath10k *ar, u32 filter);
@@ -448,6 +449,15 @@ ath10k_wmi_get_txbf_conf_scheme(struct ath10k *ar)
 	return ar->wmi.ops->get_txbf_conf_scheme(ar);
 }
 
+static inline int
+ath10k_wmi_cleanup_mgmt_tx_send(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *msdu)
+{
+	if (!ar->wmi.ops->cleanup_mgmt_tx_send)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	return ar->wmi.ops->cleanup_mgmt_tx_send(ar, msdu);
+}
+
 static inline int
 ath10k_wmi_mgmt_tx_send(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *msdu,
 			dma_addr_t paddr)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c
index 9187b62b331c..afa03cb3aaf5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c
@@ -3015,6 +3015,18 @@ ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_gen_request_peer_stats_info(struct ath10k *ar,
 	return skb;
 }
 
+static int
+ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_cleanup_mgmt_tx_send(struct ath10k *ar,
+				       struct sk_buff *msdu)
+{
+	struct ath10k_skb_cb *cb = ATH10K_SKB_CB(msdu);
+	struct ath10k_wmi *wmi = &ar->wmi;
+
+	idr_remove(&wmi->mgmt_pending_tx, cb->msdu_id);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 ath10k_wmi_mgmt_tx_alloc_msdu_id(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				 dma_addr_t paddr)
@@ -3089,6 +3101,8 @@ ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_gen_mgmt_tx_send(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *msdu,
 	if (desc_id < 0)
 		goto err_free_skb;
 
+	cb->msdu_id = desc_id;
+
 	ptr = (void *)skb->data;
 	tlv = ptr;
 	tlv->tag = __cpu_to_le16(WMI_TLV_TAG_STRUCT_MGMT_TX_CMD);
@@ -4540,6 +4554,7 @@ static const struct wmi_ops wmi_tlv_ops = {
 	.gen_force_fw_hang = ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_gen_force_fw_hang,
 	/* .gen_mgmt_tx = not implemented; HTT is used */
 	.gen_mgmt_tx_send = ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_gen_mgmt_tx_send,
+	.cleanup_mgmt_tx_send = ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_cleanup_mgmt_tx_send,
 	.gen_dbglog_cfg = ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_gen_dbglog_cfg,
 	.gen_pktlog_enable = ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_gen_pktlog_enable,
 	.gen_pktlog_disable = ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_gen_pktlog_disable,