diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc.c
index 9aa2e4447900b743205b8d5122ed8aab2cdac41e..feed98535c9f976c0a8e3566b64addcfe427828b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/htc.c
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@ static int ath6kl_htc_tx_setup_scat_list(struct htc_target *target,
 
 		rem_scat -= len;
 		/* now remove it from the queue */
-		packet = list_first_entry(queue, struct htc_packet, list);
 		list_del(&packet->list);
 
 		scat_req->scat_list[i].packet = packet;