diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
index 5f2b93441e5..c75d40fb86f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 #include "hw.h"
 #include "hw-ops.h"
-#include "debug.h"
-#include "ath9k.h"
 
 static void ath9k_hw_set_txq_interrupts(struct ath_hw *ah,
 					struct ath9k_tx_queue_info *qi)
@@ -52,18 +50,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_gettxbuf);
 
 void ath9k_hw_puttxbuf(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 q, u32 txdp)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = ah->hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
-	TX_STAT_INC(q, puttxbuf);
 	REG_WRITE(ah, AR_QTXDP(q), txdp);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_puttxbuf);
 
 void ath9k_hw_txstart(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 q)
 {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = ah->hw->priv;
-	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
-	TX_STAT_INC(q, txstart);
 	ath_dbg(ath9k_hw_common(ah), ATH_DBG_QUEUE,
 		"Enable TXE on queue: %u\n", q);
 	REG_WRITE(ah, AR_Q_TXE, 1 << q);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index 6fcf1d70884..fe0b6b3ec69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -1316,6 +1316,7 @@ static void ath_tx_txqaddbuf(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq,
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&txq->txq_fifo[txq->txq_headidx]);
 		list_splice_init(head, &txq->txq_fifo[txq->txq_headidx]);
 		INCR(txq->txq_headidx, ATH_TXFIFO_DEPTH);
+		TX_STAT_INC(txq->axq_qnum, puttxbuf);
 		ath9k_hw_puttxbuf(ah, txq->axq_qnum, bf->bf_daddr);
 		ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_XMIT, "TXDP[%u] = %llx (%p)\n",
 			txq->axq_qnum, ito64(bf->bf_daddr), bf->bf_desc);
@@ -1323,6 +1324,7 @@ static void ath_tx_txqaddbuf(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq,
 		list_splice_tail_init(head, &txq->axq_q);
 
 		if (txq->axq_link == NULL) {
+			TX_STAT_INC(txq->axq_qnum, puttxbuf);
 			ath9k_hw_puttxbuf(ah, txq->axq_qnum, bf->bf_daddr);
 			ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_XMIT, "TXDP[%u] = %llx (%p)\n",
 				txq->axq_qnum, ito64(bf->bf_daddr),
@@ -1336,6 +1338,7 @@ static void ath_tx_txqaddbuf(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq,
 		}
 		ath9k_hw_get_desc_link(ah, bf->bf_lastbf->bf_desc,
 				       &txq->axq_link);
+		TX_STAT_INC(txq->axq_qnum, txstart);
 		ath9k_hw_txstart(ah, txq->axq_qnum);
 	}
 	txq->axq_depth++;