diff --git a/tx.c b/tx.c
index f03f54bf..43916f16 100644
--- a/tx.c
+++ b/tx.c
@@ -732,8 +732,8 @@ void mt76_txq_schedule_pending(struct mt76_phy *phy)
 			ret = mt76_txq_schedule_pending_wcid(phy, wcid, &wcid->tx_pending);
 		spin_lock(&phy->tx_lock);
 
-		if (!skb_queue_empty(&wcid->tx_pending) &&
-		    !skb_queue_empty(&wcid->tx_offchannel) &&
+		if ((!skb_queue_empty(&wcid->tx_pending) ||
+		     !skb_queue_empty(&wcid->tx_offchannel)) &&
 		    list_empty(&wcid->tx_list))
 			list_add_tail(&wcid->tx_list, &phy->tx_list);
 	}