Third derivative saturation absorption spectrum of cesium D 2 line is demonstrated via the third harmonic technique, under the condition that the frequency modulation is applied to a external acousto optical modulator. By using this undithering scheme combined with the technique of third harmonic locking, frequency of a 852 nm DBR diode laser is locked to the hyperfine component of cesium 6S 1/2 F=4→6P 3/2 F′=5. A frequency jitter of less than ±350 kHz in 10 s and the frequency stability of about 1×10 -9 are estimated based on the error signal after locking in the preliminary stabilization. This locking scheme without frequency dither can avoid the extra frequency noise resulted from direct frequency dither on diode laser in normal saturation absorption technique, and application of third harmonic technique can strongly reduce the residual Doppler background.