diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
index 5f04cf38a5bc95548b07069bda31818a2438aa93..cc6d41dec332091eeef2c9a0b7905f2e26c95cfe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
@@ -1214,6 +1214,7 @@ ath5k_rxbuf_setup(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct ath5k_buf *bf)
 	struct ath5k_hw *ah = sc->ah;
 	struct sk_buff *skb = bf->skb;
 	struct ath5k_desc *ds;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!skb) {
 		skb = ath5k_rx_skb_alloc(sc, &bf->skbaddr);
@@ -1240,9 +1241,9 @@ ath5k_rxbuf_setup(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct ath5k_buf *bf)
 	ds = bf->desc;
 	ds->ds_link = bf->daddr;	/* link to self */
 	ds->ds_data = bf->skbaddr;
-	ah->ah_setup_rx_desc(ah, ds,
-		skb_tailroom(skb),	/* buffer size */
-		0);
+	ret = ah->ah_setup_rx_desc(ah, ds, ah->common.rx_bufsize, 0);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (sc->rxlink != NULL)
 		*sc->rxlink = bf->daddr;