diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index 52bfbb9886117f..e47286bf378eb3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -2787,7 +2787,7 @@ void ath_tx_edma_tasklet(struct ath_softc *sc)
 		fifo_list = &txq->txq_fifo[txq->txq_tailidx];
 		if (list_empty(fifo_list)) {
 			ath_txq_unlock(sc, txq);
-			return;
+			break;
 		}
 
 		bf = list_first_entry(fifo_list, struct ath_buf, list);