diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/11n_aggr.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/11n_aggr.c
index ce22cc83b178..46221c2d0f90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/11n_aggr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/11n_aggr.c
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ mwifiex_11n_aggregate_pkt(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 	}
 
 	if (adapter->iface_type == MWIFIEX_USB) {
-		adapter->data_sent = true;
 		ret = adapter->if_ops.host_to_card(adapter, MWIFIEX_USB_EP_DATA,
 						   skb_aggr, NULL);
 	} else {
@@ -300,16 +299,12 @@ mwifiex_11n_aggregate_pkt(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 		mwifiex_dbg(adapter, ERROR, "data: -EBUSY is returned\n");
 		break;
 	case -1:
-		if (adapter->iface_type == MWIFIEX_USB)
-			adapter->data_sent = false;
 		mwifiex_dbg(adapter, ERROR, "%s: host_to_card failed: %#x\n",
 			    __func__, ret);
 		adapter->dbg.num_tx_host_to_card_failure++;
 		mwifiex_write_data_complete(adapter, skb_aggr, 1, ret);
 		return 0;
 	case -EINPROGRESS:
-		if (adapter->iface_type == MWIFIEX_USB)
-			adapter->data_sent = false;
 		break;
 	case 0:
 		mwifiex_write_data_complete(adapter, skb_aggr, 1, ret);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_tx.c
index 7a4d5f46d87d..877ad06336a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_tx.c
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ int mwifiex_send_null_packet(struct mwifiex_private *priv, u8 flags)
 	local_tx_pd->bss_type = priv->bss_type;
 
 	if (adapter->iface_type == MWIFIEX_USB) {
-		adapter->data_sent = true;
 		ret = adapter->if_ops.host_to_card(adapter, MWIFIEX_USB_EP_DATA,
 						   skb, NULL);
 	} else {
@@ -192,8 +191,6 @@ int mwifiex_send_null_packet(struct mwifiex_private *priv, u8 flags)
 		adapter->dbg.num_tx_host_to_card_failure++;
 		break;
 	case -1:
-		if (adapter->iface_type == MWIFIEX_USB)
-			adapter->data_sent = false;
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		mwifiex_dbg(adapter, ERROR,
 			    "%s: host_to_card failed: ret=%d\n",
@@ -208,8 +205,6 @@ int mwifiex_send_null_packet(struct mwifiex_private *priv, u8 flags)
 		adapter->tx_lock_flag = true;
 		break;
 	case -EINPROGRESS:
-		if (adapter->iface_type == MWIFIEX_USB)
-			adapter->data_sent = false;
 		adapter->tx_lock_flag = true;
 		break;
 	default:
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/txrx.c
index 6ef030a61a94..90f4915aea58 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/txrx.c
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ int mwifiex_process_tx(struct mwifiex_private *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		if (GET_BSS_ROLE(priv) == MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_STA)
 			local_tx_pd = (struct txpd *)(head_ptr + hroom);
 		if (adapter->iface_type == MWIFIEX_USB) {
-			adapter->data_sent = true;
 			ret = adapter->if_ops.host_to_card(adapter,
 							   MWIFIEX_USB_EP_DATA,
 							   skb, NULL);
@@ -142,8 +141,6 @@ int mwifiex_process_tx(struct mwifiex_private *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		mwifiex_dbg(adapter, ERROR, "data: -EBUSY is returned\n");
 		break;
 	case -1:
-		if (adapter->iface_type == MWIFIEX_USB)
-			adapter->data_sent = false;
 		mwifiex_dbg(adapter, ERROR,
 			    "mwifiex_write_data_async failed: 0x%X\n",
 			    ret);
@@ -151,8 +148,6 @@ int mwifiex_process_tx(struct mwifiex_private *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		mwifiex_write_data_complete(adapter, skb, 0, ret);
 		break;
 	case -EINPROGRESS:
-		if (adapter->iface_type == MWIFIEX_USB)
-			adapter->data_sent = false;
 		break;
 	case 0:
 		mwifiex_write_data_complete(adapter, skb, 0, ret);
@@ -193,7 +188,6 @@ static int mwifiex_host_to_card(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 	}
 
 	if (adapter->iface_type == MWIFIEX_USB) {
-		adapter->data_sent = true;
 		ret = adapter->if_ops.host_to_card(adapter,
 						   MWIFIEX_USB_EP_DATA,
 						   skb, NULL);
@@ -222,16 +216,12 @@ static int mwifiex_host_to_card(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 		mwifiex_dbg(adapter, ERROR, "data: -EBUSY is returned\n");
 		break;
 	case -1:
-		if (adapter->iface_type == MWIFIEX_USB)
-			adapter->data_sent = false;
 		mwifiex_dbg(adapter, ERROR,
 			    "mwifiex_write_data_async failed: 0x%X\n", ret);
 		adapter->dbg.num_tx_host_to_card_failure++;
 		mwifiex_write_data_complete(adapter, skb, 0, ret);
 		break;
 	case -EINPROGRESS:
-		if (adapter->iface_type == MWIFIEX_USB)
-			adapter->data_sent = false;
 		break;
 	case 0:
 		mwifiex_write_data_complete(adapter, skb, 0, ret);
@@ -306,9 +296,6 @@ int mwifiex_write_data_complete(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 	if (!priv)
 		goto done;
 
-	if (adapter->iface_type == MWIFIEX_USB)
-		adapter->data_sent = false;
-
 	mwifiex_set_trans_start(priv->netdev);
 	if (!status) {
 		priv->stats.tx_packets++;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/usb.c
index 5e789b2e06ea..01438a4e1732 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/usb.c
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ static void mwifiex_usb_tx_complete(struct urb *urb)
 		mwifiex_dbg(adapter, DATA,
 			    "%s: DATA\n", __func__);
 		atomic_dec(&card->tx_data_urb_pending);
+		adapter->data_sent = false;
 		mwifiex_write_data_complete(adapter, context->skb, 0,
 					    urb->status ? -1 : 0);
 	}
@@ -759,6 +760,7 @@ static int mwifiex_usb_host_to_card(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter, u8 ep,
 
 	if (ep == card->tx_data_ep &&
 	    atomic_read(&card->tx_data_urb_pending) >= MWIFIEX_TX_DATA_URB) {
+		adapter->data_sent = true;
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
@@ -795,6 +797,7 @@ static int mwifiex_usb_host_to_card(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter, u8 ep,
 			atomic_dec(&card->tx_cmd_urb_pending);
 		} else {
 			atomic_dec(&card->tx_data_urb_pending);
+			adapter->data_sent = false;
 			if (card->tx_data_ix)
 				card->tx_data_ix--;
 			else
@@ -805,8 +808,10 @@ static int mwifiex_usb_host_to_card(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter, u8 ep,
 	} else {
 		if (ep == card->tx_data_ep &&
 		    atomic_read(&card->tx_data_urb_pending) ==
-							MWIFIEX_TX_DATA_URB)
+							MWIFIEX_TX_DATA_URB) {
+			adapter->data_sent = true;
 			return -ENOSR;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return -EINPROGRESS;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/wmm.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/wmm.c
index 8a3f59e15c7c..4f303f388647 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/wmm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/wmm.c
@@ -1326,7 +1326,6 @@ mwifiex_send_processed_packet(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->wmm.ra_list_spinlock, ra_list_flags);
 
 	if (adapter->iface_type == MWIFIEX_USB) {
-		adapter->data_sent = true;
 		ret = adapter->if_ops.host_to_card(adapter, MWIFIEX_USB_EP_DATA,
 						   skb, NULL);
 	} else {
@@ -1356,15 +1355,11 @@ mwifiex_send_processed_packet(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 				       ra_list_flags);
 		break;
 	case -1:
-		if (adapter->iface_type == MWIFIEX_USB)
-			adapter->data_sent = false;
 		mwifiex_dbg(adapter, ERROR, "host_to_card failed: %#x\n", ret);
 		adapter->dbg.num_tx_host_to_card_failure++;
 		mwifiex_write_data_complete(adapter, skb, 0, ret);
 		break;
 	case -EINPROGRESS:
-		if (adapter->iface_type == MWIFIEX_USB)
-			adapter->data_sent = false;
 		break;
 	case 0:
 		mwifiex_write_data_complete(adapter, skb, 0, ret);