diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp.c
index f5156a7fbdd7..d070bcb3fe24 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ void ath11k_dp_peer_cleanup(struct ath11k *ar, int vdev_id, const u8 *addr)
 	}
 
 	ath11k_peer_rx_tid_cleanup(ar, peer);
+	peer->dp_setup_done = false;
 	crypto_free_shash(peer->tfm_mmic);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ab->base_lock);
 }
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ int ath11k_dp_peer_setup(struct ath11k *ar, int vdev_id, const u8 *addr)
 	ret = ath11k_peer_rx_frag_setup(ar, addr, vdev_id);
 	if (ret) {
 		ath11k_warn(ab, "failed to setup rx defrag context\n");
-		return ret;
+		tid--;
+		goto peer_clean;
 	}
 
 	/* TODO: Setup other peer specific resource used in data path */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_rx.c
index e964e1b72287..1786d83f8f2e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_rx.c
@@ -3138,6 +3138,7 @@ int ath11k_peer_rx_frag_setup(struct ath11k *ar, const u8 *peer_mac, int vdev_id
 	}
 
 	peer->tfm_mmic = tfm;
+	peer->dp_setup_done = true;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ab->base_lock);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -3583,6 +3584,13 @@ static int ath11k_dp_rx_frag_h_mpdu(struct ath11k *ar,
 		ret = -ENOENT;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
+	if (!peer->dp_setup_done) {
+		ath11k_warn(ab, "The peer %pM [%d] has uninitialized datapath\n",
+			    peer->addr, peer_id);
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
 	rx_tid = &peer->rx_tid[tid];
 
 	if ((!skb_queue_empty(&rx_tid->rx_frags) && seqno != rx_tid->cur_sn) ||
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/peer.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/peer.h
index 6dd17bafe3a0..9bd385d0a38c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/peer.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/peer.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct ath11k_peer {
 	u16 sec_type;
 	u16 sec_type_grp;
 	bool is_authorized;
+	bool dp_setup_done;
 };
 
 void ath11k_peer_unmap_event(struct ath11k_base *ab, u16 peer_id);