diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c
index 0b4c1562420f..285b235268d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c
@@ -1463,8 +1463,7 @@ static int ath10k_unchain_msdu(struct sk_buff_head *amsdu)
 }
 
 static void ath10k_htt_rx_h_unchain(struct ath10k *ar,
-				    struct sk_buff_head *amsdu,
-				    bool chained)
+				    struct sk_buff_head *amsdu)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *first;
 	struct htt_rx_desc *rxd;
@@ -1475,9 +1474,6 @@ static void ath10k_htt_rx_h_unchain(struct ath10k *ar,
 	decap = MS(__le32_to_cpu(rxd->msdu_start.common.info1),
 		   RX_MSDU_START_INFO1_DECAP_FORMAT);
 
-	if (!chained)
-		return;
-
 	/* FIXME: Current unchaining logic can only handle simple case of raw
 	 * msdu chaining. If decapping is other than raw the chaining may be
 	 * more complex and this isn't handled by the current code. Don't even
@@ -1555,7 +1551,11 @@ static int ath10k_htt_rx_handle_amsdu(struct ath10k_htt *htt)
 
 	num_msdus = skb_queue_len(&amsdu);
 	ath10k_htt_rx_h_ppdu(ar, &amsdu, rx_status, 0xffff);
-	ath10k_htt_rx_h_unchain(ar, &amsdu, ret > 0);
+
+	/* only for ret = 1 indicates chained msdus */
+	if (ret > 0)
+		ath10k_htt_rx_h_unchain(ar, &amsdu);
+
 	ath10k_htt_rx_h_filter(ar, &amsdu, rx_status);
 	ath10k_htt_rx_h_mpdu(ar, &amsdu, rx_status);
 	ath10k_htt_rx_h_deliver(ar, &amsdu, rx_status);