--- a/sys/dev/netif/ath/ath/if_ath_tx.c
+++ b/sys/dev/netif/ath/ath/if_ath_tx.c
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ ath_tx_start(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_node *ni,
 	ath_tx_leak_count_update(sc, tid, bf);
 	ath_tx_xmit_normal(sc, txq, bf);
 #endif
 done:
-	return 0;
+	return r;
 }
 
 static int