--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static void ath_tx_complete_aggr(struct 
 	struct list_head bf_head, bf_pending;
 	u16 seq_st = 0, acked_cnt = 0, txfail_cnt = 0;
 	u32 ba[WME_BA_BMP_SIZE >> 5];
-	int isaggr, txfail, txpending, sendbar = 0, needreset = 0, nbad = 0;
+	int isaggr, txfail, txpending, needreset = 0, nbad = 0;
 	bool rc_update = true;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_rate rates[4];
 	struct ath_frame_info *fi;
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static void ath_tx_complete_aggr(struct 
 
 	ath_tx_count_frames(sc, bf, ts, txok, &nframes, &nbad);
 	while (bf) {
-		txfail = txpending = sendbar = 0;
+		txfail = txpending = 0;
 		bf_next = bf->bf_next;
 
 		skb = bf->bf_mpdu;
@@ -453,7 +453,6 @@ static void ath_tx_complete_aggr(struct 
 				} else {
 					bf->bf_state.bf_type |= BUF_XRETRY;
 					txfail = 1;
-					sendbar = 1;
 					txfail_cnt++;
 				}
 			} else {
@@ -498,7 +497,7 @@ static void ath_tx_complete_aggr(struct 
 			}
 
 			ath_tx_complete_buf(sc, bf, txq, &bf_head, ts,
-				!txfail, sendbar);
+				!txfail, txfail);
 		} else {
 			/* retry the un-acked ones */
 			ath9k_hw_set_clrdmask(sc->sc_ah, bf->bf_desc, false);