diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c
index c01f59955797..aa20ebbefe94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ static void ath10k_htc_prepare_tx_skb(struct ath10k_htc_ep *ep,
 	hdr->eid = ep->eid;
 	hdr->len = __cpu_to_le16(skb->len - sizeof(*hdr));
 	hdr->flags = 0;
-	hdr->flags |= ATH10K_HTC_FLAG_NEED_CREDIT_UPDATE;
+	if (ep->tx_credit_flow_enabled)
+		hdr->flags |= ATH10K_HTC_FLAG_NEED_CREDIT_UPDATE;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&ep->htc->tx_lock);
 	hdr->seq_no = ep->seq_no++;