diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c
index eab0ab976af29ebb0b355f82b01caeb39bd07152..96ed0604b4e019766d03cb6f48f024ab3448aae9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c
@@ -703,8 +703,10 @@ static void ath6kl_sdio_cleanup_scatter(struct ath6kl *ar)
 		 * ath6kl_hif_rw_comp_handler() with status -ECANCELED so
 		 * that the packet is properly freed?
 		 */
-		if (s_req->busrequest)
+		if (s_req->busrequest) {
+			s_req->busrequest->scat_req = 0;
 			ath6kl_sdio_free_bus_req(ar_sdio, s_req->busrequest);
+		}
 		kfree(s_req->virt_dma_buf);
 		kfree(s_req->sgentries);
 		kfree(s_req);