int vdev_id;
        int ret;
        unsigned long time_left;
+       bool tmp_peer_created = false;
 
        /* FW requirement: We must create a peer before FW will send out
         * an offchannel frame. Otherwise the frame will be stuck and
                        if (ret)
                                ath10k_warn(ar, "failed to create peer %pM on vdev %d: %d\n",
                                            peer_addr, vdev_id, ret);
+                       tmp_peer_created = (ret == 0);
                }
 
                spin_lock_bh(&ar->data_lock);
                        ath10k_warn(ar, "timed out waiting for offchannel skb %p\n",
                                    skb);
 
-               if (!peer) {
+               if (!peer && tmp_peer_created) {
                        ret = ath10k_peer_delete(ar, vdev_id, peer_addr);
                        if (ret)
                                ath10k_warn(ar, "failed to delete peer %pM on vdev %d: %d\n",