diff --git a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_main.c b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_main.c
index 052ff35ed4dca..1ec0ce664732d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_main.c
@@ -720,17 +720,18 @@ static void c_can_do_tx(struct net_device *dev)
 		pkts++;
 	}
 
+	if (!pkts)
+		return;
+
 	/* Clear the bits in the tx_active mask */
 	atomic_sub(clr, &priv->tx_active);
 
 	if (clr & BIT(priv->msg_obj_tx_num - 1))
 		netif_wake_queue(dev);
 
-	if (pkts) {
-		stats->tx_bytes += bytes;
-		stats->tx_packets += pkts;
-		can_led_event(dev, CAN_LED_EVENT_TX);
-	}
+	stats->tx_bytes += bytes;
+	stats->tx_packets += pkts;
+	can_led_event(dev, CAN_LED_EVENT_TX);
 }
 
 /* If we have a gap in the pending bits, that means we either