tx_resp->failure_frame);
 
                freed = iwl_tx_queue_reclaim(priv, txq_id, index);
-               if (qc && likely(sta_id != IWL_INVALID_STATION))
-                       priv->stations[sta_id].tid[tid].tfds_in_queue -= freed;
+               iwl_free_tfds_in_queue(priv, sta_id, tid, freed);
 
                if (priv->mac80211_registered &&
                    (iwl_queue_space(&txq->q) > txq->q.low_mark))
                        iwl_wake_queue(priv, txq_id);
        }
 
-       if (qc && likely(sta_id != IWL_INVALID_STATION))
-               iwl_txq_check_empty(priv, sta_id, tid, txq_id);
+       iwl_txq_check_empty(priv, sta_id, tid, txq_id);
 
        if (iwl_check_bits(status, TX_ABORT_REQUIRED_MSK))
                IWL_ERR(priv, "TODO:  Implement Tx ABORT REQUIRED!!!\n");