diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zydas/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zydas/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
index a9999d10ae81..bff6e796fde0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zydas/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zydas/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
@@ -584,7 +584,11 @@ void zd_mac_tx_to_dev(struct sk_buff *skb, int error)
 
 		skb_queue_tail(q, skb);
 		while (skb_queue_len(q) > ZD_MAC_MAX_ACK_WAITERS) {
-			zd_mac_tx_status(hw, skb_dequeue(q),
+			skb = skb_dequeue(q);
+			if (!skb)
+				break;
+
+			zd_mac_tx_status(hw, skb,
 					 mac->ack_pending ? mac->ack_signal : 0,
 					 NULL);
 			mac->ack_pending = 0;