diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/mac.c
index 5dd895c3f205..0641a7131d7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7925/mac.c
@@ -1149,8 +1149,9 @@ mt7925_mac_tx_free(struct mt792x_dev *dev, void *data, int len)
 
 		if (info & MT_TXFREE_INFO_HEADER) {
 			if (wcid) {
-				wcid->stats.tx_retries +=
-					FIELD_GET(MT_TXFREE_INFO_COUNT, info) - 1;
+				u32 count = FIELD_GET(MT_TXFREE_INFO_COUNT, info);
+
+				wcid->stats.tx_retries += count ? count - 1 : 0;
 				wcid->stats.tx_failed +=
 					!!FIELD_GET(MT_TXFREE_INFO_STAT, info);
 			}