diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index 9a11099dd86a3db1f081d6ded402fdb72883c787..9b17108adc7cc31d2818d3b4e683250567f685f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -1924,8 +1924,8 @@ static void ath_tx_complete_buf(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_buf *bf,
 		else
 			complete(&sc->paprd_complete);
 	} else {
-		ath_tx_complete(sc, skb, bf->aphy, tx_flags);
 		ath_debug_stat_tx(sc, txq, bf, ts);
+		ath_tx_complete(sc, skb, bf->aphy, tx_flags);
 	}
 
 	/*