diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index ac60c4ee62d3..da54ff5f3d7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -718,6 +718,7 @@ static bool ath_edma_get_buffers(struct ath_softc *sc,
 		__skb_unlink(skb, &rx_edma->rx_fifo);
 		list_add_tail(&bf->list, &sc->rx.rxbuf);
 		ath_rx_edma_buf_link(sc, qtype);
+		return true;
 	}
 	skb_queue_tail(&rx_edma->rx_buffers, skb);