diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/tx.c
index de8af32f15e5..dc8407be2891 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/tx.c
@@ -682,8 +682,8 @@ void mt76_txq_schedule_pending(struct mt76_phy *phy)
 			ret = mt76_txq_schedule_pending_wcid(phy, wcid, &wcid->tx_pending);
 		spin_lock(&phy->tx_lock);
 
-		if (!skb_queue_empty(&wcid->tx_pending) &&
-		    !skb_queue_empty(&wcid->tx_offchannel) &&
+		if ((!skb_queue_empty(&wcid->tx_pending) ||
+		     !skb_queue_empty(&wcid->tx_offchannel)) &&
 		    list_empty(&wcid->tx_list))
 			list_add_tail(&wcid->tx_list, &phy->tx_list);
 	}