diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/cmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/cmd.c
index ead19c9c9ea6..38243aa8614f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/cmd.c
@@ -339,6 +339,11 @@ void wl12xx_free_link(struct wl1271 *wl, struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif, u8 *hlid)
 	__clear_bit(*hlid, wlvif->links_map);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wl->wl_lock, flags);
 
+	wl->links[*hlid].allocated_pkts = 0;
+	wl->links[*hlid].prev_freed_pkts = 0;
+	wl->links[*hlid].ba_bitmap = 0;
+	memset(wl->links[*hlid].addr, 0, ETH_ALEN);
+
 	/*
 	 * At this point op_tx() will not add more packets to the queues. We
 	 * can purge them.
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
index 63d3413d6002..6dcd7ecb3bec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
@@ -4429,8 +4429,6 @@ void wl1271_free_sta(struct wl1271 *wl, struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif, u8 hlid)
 		return;
 
 	clear_bit(hlid, wlvif->ap.sta_hlid_map);
-	memset(wl->links[hlid].addr, 0, ETH_ALEN);
-	wl->links[hlid].ba_bitmap = 0;
 	__clear_bit(hlid, &wl->ap_ps_map);
 	__clear_bit(hlid, (unsigned long *)&wl->ap_fw_ps_map);
 	wl12xx_free_link(wl, wlvif, &hlid);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c
index b5b9bd6d4f06..c711c91a0cc6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c
@@ -1009,13 +1009,14 @@ void wl12xx_tx_reset_wlvif(struct wl1271 *wl, struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif)
 
 	/* TX failure */
 	for_each_set_bit(i, wlvif->links_map, WL12XX_MAX_LINKS) {
-		if (wlvif->bss_type == BSS_TYPE_AP_BSS)
+		if (wlvif->bss_type == BSS_TYPE_AP_BSS) {
+			/* this calls wl12xx_free_link */
 			wl1271_free_sta(wl, wlvif, i);
-		else
+		} else {
+			u8 hlid = i;
 			wlvif->sta.ba_rx_bitmap = 0;
-
-		wl->links[i].allocated_pkts = 0;
-		wl->links[i].prev_freed_pkts = 0;
+			wl12xx_free_link(wl, wlvif, &hlid);
+		}
 	}
 	wlvif->last_tx_hlid = 0;