diff --git a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/include/limApi.h b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/include/limApi.h
index 51a910f..5b869d3 100644
--- a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/include/limApi.h
+++ b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/include/limApi.h
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@
 extern void limCleanup(tpAniSirGlobal);
 /// Function to post messages to LIM thread
 extern tANI_U32  limPostMsgApi(tpAniSirGlobal, tSirMsgQ *);
+tANI_U32  limPostMsgApiHighPri(tpAniSirGlobal, tSirMsgQ *);
+
 /**
  * Function to process messages posted to LIM thread
  * and dispatch to various sub modules within LIM module.
diff --git a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limApi.c b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limApi.c
index f465af7..87d921d 100644
--- a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limApi.c
+++ b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limApi.c
@@ -1266,6 +1266,35 @@
 
 } /*** end limPostMsgApi() ***/
 
+/**
+ * limPostMsgApiHighPri()
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:
+ * This function is called from other thread while posting a
+ * message to LIM message Queue gSirLimMsgQ.
+ *
+ * LOGIC:
+ * NA
+ *
+ * ASSUMPTIONS:
+ * NA
+ *
+ * NOTE:
+ * NA
+ *
+ * @param  pMac - Pointer to Global MAC structure
+ * @param  pMsg - Pointer to the message structure
+ * @return None
+ */
+
+tANI_U32
+limPostMsgApiHighPri(tpAniSirGlobal pMac, tSirMsgQ *pMsg)
+{
+    return  vos_mq_post_message_high_pri(VOS_MQ_ID_PE, (vos_msg_t *) pMsg);
+
+
+} /*** end limPostMsgApi() ***/
+
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limTimerUtils.c b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limTimerUtils.c
index ee1f6b0..1e3d522 100644
--- a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limTimerUtils.c
+++ b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limTimerUtils.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include "limAssocUtils.h"
 #include "limSecurityUtils.h"
 #include "pmmApi.h"
-
+#include "limApi.h"
 
 // default value 5000 ms for background scan period when it is disabled
 #define LIM_BACKGROUND_SCAN_PERIOD_DEFAULT_MS    5000
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@
     msg.bodyptr = NULL;
     msg.bodyval = 0;
 
-    if ((statusCode = limPostMsgApi(pMac, &msg)) != eSIR_SUCCESS)
+    if ((statusCode = limPostMsgApiHighPri(pMac, &msg)) != eSIR_SUCCESS)
         limLog(pMac, LOGE,
                FL("posting message %X to LIM failed, reason=%d"),
                msg.type, statusCode);