diff --git a/mac80211.c b/mac80211.c
index 915e6173..d862e5ef 100644
--- a/mac80211.c
+++ b/mac80211.c
@@ -366,6 +366,11 @@ void mt76_set_channel(struct mt76_dev *dev)
 	struct mt76_channel_state *state;
 	bool offchannel = hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL;
 
+	if (offchannel)
+		set_bit(MT76_OFFCHANNEL, &dev->state);
+	else
+		clear_bit(MT76_OFFCHANNEL, &dev->state);
+
 	if (dev->drv->update_survey)
 		dev->drv->update_survey(dev);
 
diff --git a/mt76.h b/mt76.h
index a74e6eef..2d098fac 100644
--- a/mt76.h
+++ b/mt76.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ enum {
 	MT76_STATE_RUNNING,
 	MT76_SCANNING,
 	MT76_RESET,
+	MT76_OFFCHANNEL,
 };
 
 struct mt76_hw_cap {
diff --git a/tx.c b/tx.c
index 7ecd2d7c..e9695671 100644
--- a/tx.c
+++ b/tx.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ mt76_txq_send_burst(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct mt76_queue *hwq,
 		if (probe)
 			break;
 
-		if (test_bit(MT76_SCANNING, &dev->state) ||
+		if (test_bit(MT76_OFFCHANNEL, &dev->state) ||
 		    test_bit(MT76_RESET, &dev->state))
 			return -EBUSY;
 
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ restart:
 		bool empty = false;
 		int cur;
 
-		if (test_bit(MT76_SCANNING, &dev->state) ||
+		if (test_bit(MT76_OFFCHANNEL, &dev->state) ||
 		    test_bit(MT76_RESET, &dev->state))
 			return -EBUSY;