diff --git a/htc/htc_send.c b/htc/htc_send.c
index 9d532f77000c..789a5e6afdd0 100644
--- a/htc/htc_send.c
+++ b/htc/htc_send.c
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ static inline void restore_tx_packet(HTC_TARGET *target, HTC_PACKET *pPacket)
 	if (pPacket->PktInfo.AsTx.Flags &
 		HTC_TX_PACKET_FLAG_HTC_HEADER_IN_NETBUF_DATA) {
 		qdf_nbuf_pull_head(netbuf, sizeof(HTC_FRAME_HDR));
+		pPacket->PktInfo.AsTx.Flags &=
+			~HTC_TX_PACKET_FLAG_HTC_HEADER_IN_NETBUF_DATA;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1418,7 +1420,12 @@ static enum HTC_SEND_QUEUE_RESULT htc_try_send(HTC_TARGET *target,
 				 * before giving the packet back to the user via
 				 * the EpSendFull callback.
 				 */
-				restore_tx_packet(target, pPacket);
+				qdf_nbuf_pull_head
+					(GET_HTC_PACKET_NET_BUF_CONTEXT
+						(pPacket),
+					sizeof(HTC_FRAME_HDR));
+				pPacket->PktInfo.AsTx.Flags &=
+					~HTC_TX_PACKET_FLAG_HTC_HEADER_IN_NETBUF_DATA;
 
 				if (pEndpoint->EpCallBacks.
 				    EpSendFull(pEndpoint->EpCallBacks.pContext,
@@ -1443,6 +1450,8 @@ static enum HTC_SEND_QUEUE_RESULT htc_try_send(HTC_TARGET *target,
 						(GET_HTC_PACKET_NET_BUF_CONTEXT
 							(pPacket),
 						sizeof(HTC_FRAME_HDR));
+					pPacket->PktInfo.AsTx.Flags |=
+						HTC_TX_PACKET_FLAG_HTC_HEADER_IN_NETBUF_DATA;
 
 					HTC_PACKET_ENQUEUE(&sendQueue, pPacket);
 				}