diff --git a/dma.c b/dma.c
index 35cc75c3..a7510e42 100644
--- a/dma.c
+++ b/dma.c
@@ -238,7 +238,9 @@ mt76_dma_dequeue(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct mt76_queue *q, bool flush,
 	if (!q->queued)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (!flush && !(q->desc[idx].ctrl & cpu_to_le32(MT_DMA_CTL_DMA_DONE)))
+	if (flush)
+		q->desc[idx].ctrl |= cpu_to_le32(MT_DMA_CTL_DMA_DONE);
+	else if (!(q->desc[idx].ctrl & cpu_to_le32(MT_DMA_CTL_DMA_DONE)))
 		return NULL;
 
 	q->tail = (q->tail + 1) % q->ndesc;