diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_tx.c
index 7aac4b0eea0c..6f40e72f41e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_tx.c
@@ -543,8 +543,12 @@ int ath11k_dp_tx_send_reo_cmd(struct ath11k_base *ab, struct dp_rx_tid *rx_tid,
 	cmd_ring = &ab->hal.srng_list[dp->reo_cmd_ring.ring_id];
 	cmd_num = ath11k_hal_reo_cmd_send(ab, cmd_ring, type, cmd);
 
+	/* cmd_num should start from 1, during failure return the error code */
+	if (cmd_num < 0)
+		return cmd_num;
+
 	/* reo cmd ring descriptors has cmd_num starting from 1 */
-	if (cmd_num <= 0)
+	if (cmd_num == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!cb)