diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c
index 5e5c14a70316..99d29eda26cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2018-2021 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2025 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
  */
 
 #include <linux/ieee80211.h>
@@ -3781,6 +3781,48 @@ exit:
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int ath12k_dp_h_msdu_buffer_type(struct ath12k_base *ab,
+					struct list_head *list,
+					struct hal_reo_dest_ring *desc)
+{
+	struct ath12k_rx_desc_info *desc_info;
+	struct ath12k_skb_rxcb *rxcb;
+	struct sk_buff *msdu;
+	u64 desc_va;
+
+	desc_va = (u64)le32_to_cpu(desc->buf_va_hi) << 32 |
+		  le32_to_cpu(desc->buf_va_lo);
+	desc_info = (struct ath12k_rx_desc_info *)(uintptr_t)desc_va;
+	if (!desc_info) {
+		u32 cookie;
+
+		cookie = le32_get_bits(desc->buf_addr_info.info1,
+				       BUFFER_ADDR_INFO1_SW_COOKIE);
+		desc_info = ath12k_dp_get_rx_desc(ab, cookie);
+		if (!desc_info) {
+			ath12k_warn(ab, "Invalid cookie in manual descriptor retrieval: 0x%x\n",
+				    cookie);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (desc_info->magic != ATH12K_DP_RX_DESC_MAGIC) {
+		ath12k_warn(ab, "rx exception, magic check failed with value: %u\n",
+			    desc_info->magic);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	msdu = desc_info->skb;
+	desc_info->skb = NULL;
+	list_add_tail(&desc_info->list, list);
+	rxcb = ATH12K_SKB_RXCB(msdu);
+	dma_unmap_single(ab->dev, rxcb->paddr, msdu->len + skb_tailroom(msdu),
+			 DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
+	dev_kfree_skb_any(msdu);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int ath12k_dp_rx_process_err(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct napi_struct *napi,
 			     int budget)
 {
@@ -3825,6 +3867,26 @@ int ath12k_dp_rx_process_err(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct napi_struct *napi,
 		drop = false;
 		ab->device_stats.err_ring_pkts++;
 
+		hw_link_id = le32_get_bits(reo_desc->info0,
+					   HAL_REO_DEST_RING_INFO0_SRC_LINK_ID);
+		device_id = hw_links[hw_link_id].device_id;
+		partner_ab = ath12k_ag_to_ab(ag, device_id);
+
+		/* Below case is added to handle data packet from un-associated clients.
+		 * As it is expected that AST lookup will fail for
+		 * un-associated station's data packets.
+		 */
+		if (le32_get_bits(reo_desc->info0, HAL_REO_DEST_RING_INFO0_BUFFER_TYPE) ==
+		    HAL_REO_DEST_RING_BUFFER_TYPE_MSDU) {
+			if (!ath12k_dp_h_msdu_buffer_type(partner_ab,
+							  &rx_desc_used_list[device_id],
+							  reo_desc)) {
+				num_buffs_reaped[device_id]++;
+				tot_n_bufs_reaped++;
+			}
+			goto next_desc;
+		}
+
 		ret = ath12k_hal_desc_reo_parse_err(ab, reo_desc, &paddr,
 						    &desc_bank);
 		if (ret) {
@@ -3833,11 +3895,6 @@ int ath12k_dp_rx_process_err(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct napi_struct *napi,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		hw_link_id = le32_get_bits(reo_desc->info0,
-					   HAL_REO_DEST_RING_INFO0_SRC_LINK_ID);
-		device_id = hw_links[hw_link_id].device_id;
-		partner_ab = ath12k_ag_to_ab(ag, device_id);
-
 		pdev_id = ath12k_hw_mac_id_to_pdev_id(partner_ab->hw_params,
 						      hw_links[hw_link_id].pdev_idx);
 		ar = partner_ab->pdevs[pdev_id].ar;
@@ -3886,6 +3943,7 @@ int ath12k_dp_rx_process_err(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct napi_struct *napi,
 			}
 		}
 
+next_desc:
 		if (tot_n_bufs_reaped >= quota) {
 			tot_n_bufs_reaped = quota;
 			goto exit;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hal_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hal_rx.c
index 669096278fdd..c4443ca05cd6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hal_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hal_rx.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2018-2021 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2025 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
  */
 
 #include "debug.h"
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ int ath12k_hal_desc_reo_parse_err(struct ath12k_base *ab,
 {
 	enum hal_reo_dest_ring_push_reason push_reason;
 	enum hal_reo_dest_ring_error_code err_code;
-	u32 cookie, val;
+	u32 cookie;
 
 	push_reason = le32_get_bits(desc->info0,
 				    HAL_REO_DEST_RING_INFO0_PUSH_REASON);
@@ -338,12 +338,6 @@ int ath12k_hal_desc_reo_parse_err(struct ath12k_base *ab,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	val = le32_get_bits(desc->info0, HAL_REO_DEST_RING_INFO0_BUFFER_TYPE);
-	if (val != HAL_REO_DEST_RING_BUFFER_TYPE_LINK_DESC) {
-		ath12k_warn(ab, "expected buffer type link_desc");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	ath12k_hal_rx_reo_ent_paddr_get(ab, &desc->buf_addr_info, paddr, &cookie);
 	*desc_bank = u32_get_bits(cookie, DP_LINK_DESC_BANK_MASK);