diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c
index 3a4933ecb63b..0f35a9ae3fc0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c
@@ -3045,6 +3045,7 @@ int nsDMA_tx_packet(PSDevice pDevice, unsigned int uDMAIdx, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
             if (pTransmitKey == NULL) {
                 DBG_PRT(MSG_LEVEL_DEBUG, KERN_INFO"return no tx key\n");
+		pContext->bBoolInUse = FALSE;
                 dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
                 pStats->tx_dropped++;
                 return STATUS_FAILURE;