diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_tx.c
index 08a28464eb7a..64c8ccac22d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp_tx.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ ath11k_dp_tx_htt_tx_complete_buf(struct ath11k_base *ab,
 	dma_unmap_single(ab->dev, skb_cb->paddr, msdu->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 
 	if (!skb_cb->vif) {
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(msdu);
+		ieee80211_free_txskb(ar->hw, msdu);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -566,12 +566,12 @@ static void ath11k_dp_tx_complete_msdu(struct ath11k *ar,
 	dma_unmap_single(ab->dev, skb_cb->paddr, msdu->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 
 	if (unlikely(!rcu_access_pointer(ab->pdevs_active[ar->pdev_idx]))) {
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(msdu);
+		ieee80211_free_txskb(ar->hw, msdu);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(!skb_cb->vif)) {
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(msdu);
+		ieee80211_free_txskb(ar->hw, msdu);
 		return;
 	}