diff --git a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limApi.c b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limApi.c
index 29f6e47..2f52019 100644
--- a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limApi.c
+++ b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limApi.c
@@ -1450,6 +1450,11 @@
                                                   mHdr->fc.subType ))
     {
         vos_pkt_return_packet(pVosPkt);
+
+        /* Decrement gSysBbtPendingMgmtCount if packet
+         * is dropped before posting to LIM
+         */
+        limDecrementPendingMgmtCount(pMac);
         limLog( pMac, LOGW,
                 FL ( "sysBbtProcessMessageCore failed to process SIR_BB_XPORT_MGMT_MSG" ));
         return VOS_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
diff --git a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessMessageQueue.c b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessMessageQueue.c
index a8e67e0..a140f95 100644
--- a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessMessageQueue.c
+++ b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessMessageQueue.c
@@ -1260,17 +1260,6 @@
     return match;
 }
 
-void limDecrementPendingMgmtCount (tpAniSirGlobal pMac)
-{
-    if( pMac->sys.gSysBbtPendingMgmtCount )
-    {
-         vos_spin_lock_acquire( &pMac->sys.lock );
-         pMac->sys.gSysBbtPendingMgmtCount--;
-         vos_spin_lock_release( &pMac->sys.lock );
-    }
-    else
-         limLog(pMac, LOGW, FL("Pending Management count going negative"));
-}
 /**
  * limProcessMessages
  *
diff --git a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limUtils.c b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limUtils.c
index b712a91..a10d23a 100644
--- a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limUtils.c
+++ b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limUtils.c
@@ -8422,3 +8422,15 @@
     limSysProcessMmhMsgApi(pMac, &msg,  ePROT);
     return;
 }
+
+void limDecrementPendingMgmtCount (tpAniSirGlobal pMac)
+{
+    if( pMac->sys.gSysBbtPendingMgmtCount )
+    {
+         vos_spin_lock_acquire( &pMac->sys.lock );
+         pMac->sys.gSysBbtPendingMgmtCount--;
+         vos_spin_lock_release( &pMac->sys.lock );
+    }
+    else
+         limLog(pMac, LOGW, FL("Pending Management count going negative"));
+}
diff --git a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limUtils.h b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limUtils.h
index 9d2eff2..e550ba5 100644
--- a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limUtils.h
+++ b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limUtils.h
@@ -566,4 +566,6 @@
 
 extern tANI_U32 limGetMaxRateFlags(tpDphHashNode pStaDs,
                                    tpPESession psessionEntry);
+
+void limDecrementPendingMgmtCount (tpAniSirGlobal pMac);
 #endif /* __LIM_UTILS_H */