--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ static struct ath_buf *ath_tx_get_buffer
 	}
 
 	bf = list_first_entry(&sc->tx.txbuf, struct ath_buf, list);
+	bf->bf_next = NULL;
 	list_del(&bf->list);
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->tx.txbuflock);
@@ -1778,6 +1779,7 @@ static void ath_tx_send_normal(struct at
 	list_add_tail(&bf->list, &bf_head);
 	bf->bf_state.bf_type = 0;
 
+	bf->bf_next = NULL;
 	bf->bf_lastbf = bf;
 	ath_tx_fill_desc(sc, bf, txq, fi->framelen);
 	ath_tx_txqaddbuf(sc, txq, &bf_head, false);
