diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc_hif.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc_hif.c
index 9904beee55c15dd6d9f38ed688b3e7df5ff38bc4..7ab40c1d3157ac1804ab26b99e78d691851fdc9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc_hif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc_hif.c
@@ -469,7 +469,8 @@ static int proc_pending_irqs(struct ath6kl_device *dev, bool *done)
 	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_IRQ,
 		   "bypassing irq status re-check, forcing done\n");
 
-	*done = true;
+	if (!dev->chk_irq_status_cnt)
+		*done = true;
 
 	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_IRQ,
 		   "proc_pending_irqs: (done:%d, status=%d\n", *done, status);