diff --git a/mt76.h b/mt76.h
index db3295c5..0435d623 100644
--- a/mt76.h
+++ b/mt76.h
@@ -245,7 +245,9 @@ struct mt76_rx_tid {
 #define MT_TX_CB_TXS_FAILED		BIT(2)
 
 #define MT_PACKET_ID_MASK		GENMASK(7, 0)
-#define MT_PACKET_ID_NO_ACK		MT_PACKET_ID_MASK
+#define MT_PACKET_ID_NO_ACK		0
+#define MT_PACKET_ID_NO_SKB		1
+#define MT_PACKET_ID_FIRST		2
 
 #define MT_TX_STATUS_SKB_TIMEOUT	HZ
 
diff --git a/mt7603/mac.c b/mt7603/mac.c
index a3c47339..0c4106a0 100644
--- a/mt7603/mac.c
+++ b/mt7603/mac.c
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ mt7603_mac_add_txs_skb(struct mt7603_dev *dev, struct mt7603_sta *sta, int pid,
 	struct sk_buff_head list;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-	if (!pid)
+	if (pid < MT_PACKET_ID_FIRST)
 		return false;
 
 	mt76_tx_status_lock(mdev, &list);
diff --git a/mt76x02_mac.c b/mt76x02_mac.c
index 04ab300d..68d01e13 100644
--- a/mt76x02_mac.c
+++ b/mt76x02_mac.c
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ void mt76x02_send_tx_status(struct mt76x02_dev *dev,
 	}
 
 	if (wcid) {
-		if (stat->pktid)
+		if (stat->pktid >= MT_PACKET_ID_FIRST)
 			status.skb = mt76_tx_status_skb_get(mdev, wcid,
 							    stat->pktid, &list);
 		if (status.skb)
diff --git a/mt76x02_txrx.c b/mt76x02_txrx.c
index 4598cb2c..a5413a30 100644
--- a/mt76x02_txrx.c
+++ b/mt76x02_txrx.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ int mt76x02_tx_prepare_skb(struct mt76_dev *mdev, void *txwi_ptr,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (pid && pid != MT_PACKET_ID_NO_ACK)
+	if (pid >= MT_PACKET_ID_FIRST)
 		qsel = MT_QSEL_MGMT;
 
 	*tx_info = FIELD_PREP(MT_TXD_INFO_QSEL, qsel) |
diff --git a/mt76x02_usb_core.c b/mt76x02_usb_core.c
index 81970cf7..098d05e1 100644
--- a/mt76x02_usb_core.c
+++ b/mt76x02_usb_core.c
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ int mt76x02u_tx_prepare_skb(struct mt76_dev *mdev, void *data,
 	pid = mt76_tx_status_skb_add(mdev, wcid, skb);
 	txwi->pktid = pid;
 
-	if ((pid && pid != MT_PACKET_ID_NO_ACK) ||
-	    q2ep(q->hw_idx) == MT_EP_OUT_HCCA)
+	if (pid >= MT_PACKET_ID_FIRST || q2ep(q->hw_idx) == MT_EP_OUT_HCCA)
 		qsel = MT_QSEL_MGMT;
 	else
 		qsel = MT_QSEL_EDCA;
diff --git a/tx.c b/tx.c
index f08509c1..1ea08ce6 100644
--- a/tx.c
+++ b/tx.c
@@ -170,21 +170,22 @@ mt76_tx_status_skb_add(struct mt76_dev *dev, struct mt76_wcid *wcid,
 	int pid;
 
 	if (!wcid)
-		return 0;
+		return MT_PACKET_ID_NO_ACK;
 
 	if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK)
 		return MT_PACKET_ID_NO_ACK;
 
 	if (!(info->flags & (IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS |
 			     IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE)))
-		return 0;
+		return MT_PACKET_ID_NO_SKB;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&dev->status_list.lock);
 
 	memset(cb, 0, sizeof(*cb));
 	wcid->packet_id = (wcid->packet_id + 1) & MT_PACKET_ID_MASK;
-	if (!wcid->packet_id || wcid->packet_id == MT_PACKET_ID_NO_ACK)
-		wcid->packet_id = 1;
+	if (wcid->packet_id == MT_PACKET_ID_NO_ACK ||
+	    wcid->packet_id == MT_PACKET_ID_NO_SKB)
+		wcid->packet_id = MT_PACKET_ID_FIRST;
 
 	pid = wcid->packet_id;
 	cb->wcid = wcid->idx;