diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index a0a3063dae7b28ff5724119648640b31f538f92c..90e48a0fafe5a3ca6e12be66e6b0402bdf7feaf0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ static struct ath_buf *ath_tx_get_buffer(struct ath_softc *sc)
 	}
 
 	bf = list_first_entry(&sc->tx.txbuf, struct ath_buf, list);
-	bf->bf_next = NULL;
 	list_del(&bf->list);
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->tx.txbuflock);