diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
index c0c2ea344ad4d41428056ca9d012a02a9cb631e9..61f16c3f4f10373fd360b0fbc0b11d290d4b014d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
@@ -1828,11 +1828,12 @@ int iwl_mvm_sta_rx_agg(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 			     mvm_sta->sta_id, tid, baid);
 		WARN_ON(rcu_access_pointer(mvm->baid_map[baid]));
 		rcu_assign_pointer(mvm->baid_map[baid], baid_data);
-	} else if (mvm->rx_ba_sessions > 0) {
+	} else  {
 		u8 baid = mvm_sta->tid_to_baid[tid];
 
-		/* check that restart flow didn't zero the counter */
-		mvm->rx_ba_sessions--;
+		if (mvm->rx_ba_sessions > 0)
+			/* check that restart flow didn't zero the counter */
+			mvm->rx_ba_sessions--;
 		if (!iwl_mvm_has_new_rx_api(mvm))
 			return 0;