diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index b0d345a675fe6f23f5e150c6c97f85e767197ba9..3db19172b43b7a1aa165e68463fabaf71dd4d278 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -2290,6 +2290,8 @@ void ath_tx_edma_tasklet(struct ath_softc *sc)
 			ath_tx_complete_buf(sc, bf, txq, &bf_head,
 					    &txs, txok, 0);
 
+		ath_wake_mac80211_queue(sc, txq);
+
 		spin_lock_bh(&txq->axq_lock);
 		if (!list_empty(&txq->txq_fifo_pending)) {
 			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bf_head);