diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index 06e0c5a6fab69e797a293cd7a3a87481eaf226d4..773d428ff1b03328ca43c1c8db74103d8d846444 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -2552,6 +2552,9 @@ static void ath_tx_rc_status(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_buf *bf,
 	}
 
 	tx_info->status.rates[tx_rateindex].count = ts->ts_longretry + 1;
+
+	/* we report airtime in ath_tx_count_airtime(), don't report twice */
+	tx_info->status.tx_time = 0;
 }
 
 static void ath_tx_processq(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq)