diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index 564c6cb1c2b4..2a11cc57ceea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ static void ath_tx_processq(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq)
 				&txq->axq_q, lastbf->list.prev);
 
 		txq->axq_depth--;
-		txok = (ds->ds_txstat.ts_status == 0);
+		txok = !(ds->ds_txstat.ts_status & ATH9K_TXERR_FILT);
 		txq->axq_tx_inprogress = false;
 		spin_unlock_bh(&txq->axq_lock);