diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/p54pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/p54pci.c
index 94064d7cff52..e97ee547b9f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/p54pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/p54pci.c
@@ -333,10 +333,12 @@ static void p54p_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct p54p_desc *desc;
 	dma_addr_t mapping;
 	u32 idx, i;
+	__le32 device_addr;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 	idx = le32_to_cpu(ring_control->host_idx[1]);
 	i = idx % ARRAY_SIZE(ring_control->tx_data);
+	device_addr = ((struct p54_hdr *)skb->data)->req_id;
 
 	mapping = dma_map_single(&priv->pdev->dev, skb->data, skb->len,
 				 DMA_TO_DEVICE);
@@ -350,7 +352,7 @@ static void p54p_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	desc = &ring_control->tx_data[i];
 	desc->host_addr = cpu_to_le32(mapping);
-	desc->device_addr = ((struct p54_hdr *)skb->data)->req_id;
+	desc->device_addr = device_addr;
 	desc->len = cpu_to_le16(skb->len);
 	desc->flags = 0;