diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/dxe.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/dxe.c
index 473381f483bf224f710c471056ee5bc9233b788e..8643801f31b6ec818886b1ca7749e4014e021a8b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/dxe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/dxe.c
@@ -498,11 +498,11 @@ static int wcn36xx_rx_handle_packets(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 			wcn36xx_rx_skb(wcn, skb);
 		} /* else keep old skb not submitted and use it for rx DMA */
 
-		wcn36xx_dxe_write_register(wcn, WCN36XX_DXE_ENCH_ADDR, int_mask);
 		dxe->ctrl = value;
 		ctl = ctl->next;
 		dxe = ctl->desc;
 	}
+	wcn36xx_dxe_write_register(wcn, WCN36XX_DXE_ENCH_ADDR, int_mask);
 
 	ch->head_blk_ctl = ctl;
 	return 0;