diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
index 0c7841f952287..a3733c9b484e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
@@ -716,8 +716,7 @@ static void ath9k_hif_usb_rx_cb(struct urb *urb)
 	}
 
 resubmit:
-	skb_reset_tail_pointer(skb);
-	skb_trim(skb, 0);
+	__skb_set_length(skb, 0);
 
 	usb_anchor_urb(urb, &hif_dev->rx_submitted);
 	ret = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -754,8 +753,7 @@ static void ath9k_hif_usb_reg_in_cb(struct urb *urb)
 	case -ESHUTDOWN:
 		goto free_skb;
 	default:
-		skb_reset_tail_pointer(skb);
-		skb_trim(skb, 0);
+		__skb_set_length(skb, 0);
 
 		goto resubmit;
 	}