diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_client.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_client.c
index ce6518da893c71a1aaf273b790a643dd89a9af37..126cba761ab547fc8689aa1d80094351b4d9f19d 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_client.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_client.c
@@ -1090,6 +1090,11 @@ int ipa3_enable_force_clear(u32 request_id, bool throttle_source,
 	struct ipa_enable_force_clear_datapath_req_msg_v01 req;
 	int result;
 
+	if (ipa3_ctx->platform_type == IPA_PLAT_TYPE_APQ) {
+		IPADBG("APQ platform - ignore force clear\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
 	req.request_id = request_id;
 	req.source_pipe_bitmask = source_pipe_bitmask;
@@ -1112,6 +1117,11 @@ int ipa3_disable_force_clear(u32 request_id)
 	struct ipa_disable_force_clear_datapath_req_msg_v01 req;
 	int result;
 
+	if (ipa3_ctx->platform_type == IPA_PLAT_TYPE_APQ) {
+		IPADBG("APQ platform - ignore force clear\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
 	req.request_id = request_id;
 	result = ipa3_qmi_disable_force_clear_datapath_send(&req);