diff --git a/CORE/MAC/inc/aniGlobal.h b/CORE/MAC/inc/aniGlobal.h
index a85a870..7028559 100644
--- a/CORE/MAC/inc/aniGlobal.h
+++ b/CORE/MAC/inc/aniGlobal.h
@@ -919,6 +919,7 @@
     tLimDisassocDeauthCnfReq limDisassocDeauthCnfReq;
     tANI_U8 deferredMsgCnt;
     tSirDFSChannelList    dfschannelList;
+    tANI_U8 deauthMsgCnt;
 } tAniSirLim, *tpAniSirLim;
 
 typedef struct sLimMgmtFrameRegistration
diff --git a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limApi.c b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limApi.c
index 43a5359..fae3da2 100644
--- a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limApi.c
+++ b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limApi.c
@@ -1036,6 +1036,7 @@
         PELOGE(limLog(pMac, LOGE, FL("pe lock init failed!"));)
         return eSIR_FAILURE;
     }
+    pMac->lim.deauthMsgCnt = 0;
     return eSIR_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessDeauthFrame.c b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessDeauthFrame.c
index 7926a1f..575d3ca 100644
--- a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessDeauthFrame.c
+++ b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessDeauthFrame.c
@@ -73,8 +73,16 @@
 
     if ((eLIM_STA_ROLE == psessionEntry->limSystemRole) && (eLIM_SME_WT_DEAUTH_STATE == psessionEntry->limSmeState))
     {
-       MTRACE(macTrace(pMac, TRACE_CODE_INFO_LOG, 0, eLOG_PROC_DEAUTH_FRAME_SCENARIO));
-       return;
+        if(!(pMac->lim.deauthMsgCnt & 0xF))
+        {
+            PELOGE(limLog(pMac, LOGE,
+             FL("received Deauth frame in DEAUTH_WT_STATE(already processing previously received DEAUTH frame).. Dropping this.. Deauth Failed %d \n "),++pMac->lim.deauthMsgCnt);)
+            return;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            pMac->lim.deauthMsgCnt++;
+        }
     }
 
     if (limIsGroupAddr(pHdr->sa))
@@ -461,7 +469,12 @@
                eSIR_MAC_UNSPEC_FAILURE_STATUS, psessionEntry);
         return;
     }
-
+    /* reset the deauthMsgCnt here since we are able to Process
+     * the deauth frame and sending up the indication as well */
+    if(pMac->lim.deauthMsgCnt != 0)
+    {
+        pMac->lim.deauthMsgCnt = 0;
+    }
     /// Deauthentication from peer MAC entity
     limPostSmeMessage(pMac, LIM_MLM_DEAUTH_IND, (tANI_U32 *) &mlmDeauthInd);