diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c
index ce997324370b01de1f05d7825060e4f7f0277d55..cc0f1ad8b42c2e3e1f73a65a900272d55596f848 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c
@@ -3758,8 +3758,8 @@ static void brcmf_sdio_dataworker(struct work_struct *work)
 					      datawork);
 
 	while (atomic_read(&bus->dpc_tskcnt)) {
+		atomic_set(&bus->dpc_tskcnt, 0);
 		brcmf_sdio_dpc(bus);
-		atomic_dec(&bus->dpc_tskcnt);
 	}
 }