diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
index 83c52a682622..8972166386cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
@@ -2015,7 +2015,9 @@ static void iwl4965_rx_reply_tx(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 			IWL_DEBUG_TX_REPLY(priv, "Retry scheduler reclaim scd_ssn "
 					   "%d index %d\n", scd_ssn , index);
 			freed = iwl_tx_queue_reclaim(priv, txq_id, index);
-			iwl_free_tfds_in_queue(priv, sta_id, tid, freed);
+			if (qc)
+				iwl_free_tfds_in_queue(priv, sta_id,
+						       tid, freed);
 
 			if (priv->mac80211_registered &&
 			    (iwl_queue_space(&txq->q) > txq->q.low_mark) &&
@@ -2041,14 +2043,17 @@ static void iwl4965_rx_reply_tx(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 				   tx_resp->failure_frame);
 
 		freed = iwl_tx_queue_reclaim(priv, txq_id, index);
-		iwl_free_tfds_in_queue(priv, sta_id, tid, freed);
+		if (qc && likely(sta_id != IWL_INVALID_STATION))
+			iwl_free_tfds_in_queue(priv, sta_id, tid, freed);
+		else if (sta_id == IWL_INVALID_STATION)
+			IWL_DEBUG_TX_REPLY(priv, "Station not known\n");
 
 		if (priv->mac80211_registered &&
 		    (iwl_queue_space(&txq->q) > txq->q.low_mark))
 			iwl_wake_queue(priv, txq_id);
 	}
-
-	iwl_txq_check_empty(priv, sta_id, tid, txq_id);
+	if (qc && likely(sta_id != IWL_INVALID_STATION))
+		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");