diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index 6fcf1d7..fe0b6b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -1316,6 +1316,7 @@
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&txq->txq_fifo[txq->txq_headidx]);
 		list_splice_init(head, &txq->txq_fifo[txq->txq_headidx]);
 		INCR(txq->txq_headidx, ATH_TXFIFO_DEPTH);
+		TX_STAT_INC(txq->axq_qnum, puttxbuf);
 		ath9k_hw_puttxbuf(ah, txq->axq_qnum, bf->bf_daddr);
 		ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_XMIT, "TXDP[%u] = %llx (%p)\n",
 			txq->axq_qnum, ito64(bf->bf_daddr), bf->bf_desc);
@@ -1323,6 +1324,7 @@
 		list_splice_tail_init(head, &txq->axq_q);
 
 		if (txq->axq_link == NULL) {
+			TX_STAT_INC(txq->axq_qnum, puttxbuf);
 			ath9k_hw_puttxbuf(ah, txq->axq_qnum, bf->bf_daddr);
 			ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_XMIT, "TXDP[%u] = %llx (%p)\n",
 				txq->axq_qnum, ito64(bf->bf_daddr),
@@ -1336,6 +1338,7 @@
 		}
 		ath9k_hw_get_desc_link(ah, bf->bf_lastbf->bf_desc,
 				       &txq->axq_link);
+		TX_STAT_INC(txq->axq_qnum, txstart);
 		ath9k_hw_txstart(ah, txq->axq_qnum);
 	}
 	txq->axq_depth++;