diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/dma.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/dma.c
index 47710da5b2a5..af7d1ecb777c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/dma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt7601u/dma.c
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@ static int mt7601u_dma_submit_tx(struct mt7601u_dev *dev,
 	}
 
 	e = &q->e[q->end];
-	e->skb = skb;
 	usb_fill_bulk_urb(e->urb, usb_dev, snd_pipe, skb->data, skb->len,
 			  mt7601u_complete_tx, q);
 	ret = usb_submit_urb(e->urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -327,6 +326,7 @@ static int mt7601u_dma_submit_tx(struct mt7601u_dev *dev,
 
 	q->end = (q->end + 1) % q->entries;
 	q->used++;
+	e->skb = skb;
 
 	if (q->used >= q->entries)
 		ieee80211_stop_queue(dev->hw, skb_get_queue_mapping(skb));