diff --git a/CORE/HDD/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h b/CORE/HDD/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
index cde55bf..68d55aa 100644
--- a/CORE/HDD/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
+++ b/CORE/HDD/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
@@ -1108,6 +1108,8 @@
     /* TDLS peer connected count */
     tANI_U16 connected_peer_count;
     tdls_scan_context_t tdls_scan_ctxt;
+   /* Lock to avoid race condition during TDLS operations*/
+   struct mutex tdls_lock;
 #endif
 
     hdd_traffic_monitor_t traffic_monitor;