diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
index f06eec99de688c87e42fb8379d339b7a7aa1d4d8..518deb5098a2fd6a833f0a5f5503455c55c9da02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
@@ -368,10 +368,9 @@ static int __hif_usb_tx(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)
 		__skb_queue_head_init(&tx_buf->skb_queue);
 		list_move_tail(&tx_buf->list, &hif_dev->tx.tx_buf);
 		hif_dev->tx.tx_buf_cnt++;
-	}
-
-	if (!ret)
+	} else {
 		TX_STAT_INC(buf_queued);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }