diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index d4df98a938bf4755d1af6238d41e5df0753970c6..01c3ba47a5b9535c0ed902f1a3d019f025172964 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -744,6 +744,7 @@ static struct ath_buf *ath_get_next_rx_buf(struct ath_softc *sc,
 			return NULL;
 	}
 
+	list_del(&bf->list);
 	if (!bf->bf_mpdu)
 		return bf;
 
@@ -1254,14 +1255,15 @@ int ath_rx_tasklet(struct ath_softc *sc, int flush, bool hp)
 			sc->rx.frag = NULL;
 		}
 requeue:
+		list_add_tail(&bf->list, &sc->rx.rxbuf);
+		if (flush)
+			continue;
+
 		if (edma) {
-			list_add_tail(&bf->list, &sc->rx.rxbuf);
 			ath_rx_edma_buf_link(sc, qtype);
 		} else {
-			list_move_tail(&bf->list, &sc->rx.rxbuf);
 			ath_rx_buf_link(sc, bf);
-			if (!flush)
-				ath9k_hw_rxena(ah);
+			ath9k_hw_rxena(ah);
 		}
 	} while (1);