diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c
index e8712ad3a..50c81078a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c
@@ -664,9 +664,14 @@ static void pkt_align(struct sk_buff *p, int len, int align)
 /* To check if there's window offered */
 static bool data_ok(struct brcmf_sdio *bus)
 {
-	/* Reserve TXCTL_CREDITS credits for txctl */
-	return (bus->tx_max - bus->tx_seq) > TXCTL_CREDITS &&
-	       ((bus->tx_max - bus->tx_seq) & 0x80) == 0;
+	u8 tx_rsv = 0;
+
+	/* Reserve TXCTL_CREDITS credits for txctl when it is ready to send */
+	if (bus->ctrl_frame_stat)
+		tx_rsv = TXCTL_CREDITS;
+
+	return (bus->tx_max - bus->tx_seq - tx_rsv) != 0 &&
+	       ((bus->tx_max - bus->tx_seq - tx_rsv) & 0x80) == 0;
 }
 
 /* To check if there's window offered */