diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c
index c1930ef5c55f8435efb7195fda19a60fb5185023..a7a02473e7e991f172ceaa5c40e5158b593efa56 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c
@@ -1040,24 +1040,21 @@ static void brcmf_fws_schedule_deq(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws)
 		queue_work(fws->fws_wq, &fws->fws_dequeue_work);
 }
 
-static void brcmf_skb_pick_up_credit(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws, int fifo,
+static void brcmf_fws_skb_pickup_credit(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws, int fifo,
 				     struct sk_buff *p)
 {
 	struct brcmf_fws_mac_descriptor *entry = brcmf_skbcb(p)->mac;
 
-	if (brcmf_skbcb(p)->if_flags & BRCMF_SKB_IF_FLAGS_CREDITCHECK_MASK) {
-		if (fws->fcmode != BRCMF_FWS_FCMODE_IMPLIED_CREDIT)
-			return;
+	if (brcmf_skbcb(p)->if_flags & BRCMF_SKB_IF_FLAGS_CREDITCHECK_MASK)
 		brcmf_fws_return_credits(fws, fifo, 1);
-	} else {
+	else if (!brcmf_skb_if_flags_get_field(p, REQUESTED))
 		/*
 		 * if this packet did not count against FIFO credit, it
 		 * must have taken a requested_credit from the destination
 		 * entry (for pspoll etc.)
 		 */
-		if (!brcmf_skb_if_flags_get_field(p, REQUESTED))
-			entry->requested_credit++;
-	}
+		entry->requested_credit++;
+
 	brcmf_fws_schedule_deq(fws);
 }
 
@@ -1272,7 +1269,9 @@ brcmf_fws_txstatus_process(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws, u8 flags, u32 hslot,
 
 	/* pick up the implicit credit from this packet */
 	fifo = brcmf_skb_htod_tag_get_field(skb, FIFO);
-	brcmf_skb_pick_up_credit(fws, fifo, skb);
+	if (fws->fcmode == BRCMF_FWS_FCMODE_IMPLIED_CREDIT ||
+	    !(brcmf_skbcb(skb)->if_flags & BRCMF_SKB_IF_FLAGS_CREDITCHECK_MASK))
+		brcmf_fws_skb_pickup_credit(fws, fifo, skb);
 
 	if (!remove_from_hanger)
 		ret = brcmf_fws_txstatus_suppressed(fws, fifo, skb, genbit);
@@ -1845,7 +1844,7 @@ int brcmf_fws_process_skb(struct brcmf_if *ifp, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	} else {
 		if (brcmf_fws_commit_skb(fws, fifo, skb))
 			if (!multicast)
-				brcmf_skb_pick_up_credit(fws, fifo, skb);
+				brcmf_fws_skb_pickup_credit(fws, fifo, skb);
 	}
 	brcmf_fws_unlock(drvr, flags);
 	return 0;
@@ -2053,18 +2052,15 @@ bool brcmf_fws_fc_active(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws)
 void brcmf_fws_bustxfail(struct brcmf_fws_info *fws, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	ulong flags;
+	int fifo;
 
 	brcmf_fws_lock(fws->drvr, flags);
 	brcmf_fws_txstatus_process(fws, BRCMF_FWS_TXSTATUS_FW_TOSSED,
 				   brcmf_skb_htod_tag_get_field(skb, HSLOT), 0);
 	/* the packet never reached firmware so reclaim credit */
-	if (fws->fcmode == BRCMF_FWS_FCMODE_EXPLICIT_CREDIT &&
-	    brcmf_skbcb(skb)->if_flags & BRCMF_SKB_IF_FLAGS_CREDITCHECK_MASK) {
-		brcmf_fws_return_credits(fws,
-					 brcmf_skb_htod_tag_get_field(skb,
-								      FIFO),
-					 1);
-		brcmf_fws_schedule_deq(fws);
+	if (fws->fcmode == BRCMF_FWS_FCMODE_EXPLICIT_CREDIT) {
+		fifo = brcmf_skb_htod_tag_get_field(skb, FIFO);
+		brcmf_fws_skb_pickup_credit(fws, fifo, skb);
 	}
 	brcmf_fws_unlock(fws->drvr, flags);
 }