diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index 14e6871a1405..c680c7e72b26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -2509,6 +2509,8 @@ static void ath_tx_rc_status(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_buf *bf,
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	u8 i, tx_rateindex;
 
+	ieee80211_tx_info_clear_status(tx_info);
+
 	if (txok)
 		tx_info->status.ack_signal = ts->ts_rssi;
 
@@ -2551,9 +2553,6 @@ static void ath_tx_rc_status(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_buf *bf,
 	}
 
 	tx_info->status.rates[tx_rateindex].count = ts->ts_longretry + 1;
-
-	/* we report airtime in ath_tx_count_airtime(), don't report twice */
-	tx_info->status.tx_time = 0;
 }
 
 static void ath_tx_processq(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq)