diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index f977f804c68a02f9f06cf2d1e3ba69a509784370..ef22096d40c918f7d16deb009eb13e0c83a40979 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static void ath_tx_flush_tid(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_atx_tid *tid)
 		fi = get_frame_info(bf->bf_mpdu);
 		if (fi->retries) {
 			ath_tx_update_baw(sc, tid, fi->seqno);
-			ath_tx_complete_buf(sc, bf, txq, &bf_head, &ts, 0, 0);
+			ath_tx_complete_buf(sc, bf, txq, &bf_head, &ts, 0, 1);
 		} else {
 			ath_tx_send_normal(sc, txq, NULL, &bf_head);
 		}