diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
index c9bf074342bafb7122782bbce77245537d2065a1..7a68a67c506ae31b4eb079fdcd3469910f55355b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
@@ -773,13 +773,14 @@ void rt2800_write_beacon(struct queue_entry *entry, struct txentry_desc *txdesc)
 	struct skb_frame_desc *skbdesc = get_skb_frame_desc(entry->skb);
 	unsigned int beacon_base;
 	unsigned int padding_len;
-	u32 reg;
+	u32 orig_reg, reg;
 
 	/*
 	 * Disable beaconing while we are reloading the beacon data,
 	 * otherwise we might be sending out invalid data.
 	 */
 	rt2800_register_read(rt2x00dev, BCN_TIME_CFG, &reg);
+	orig_reg = reg;
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, BCN_TIME_CFG_BEACON_GEN, 0);
 	rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, BCN_TIME_CFG, reg);
 
@@ -810,7 +811,14 @@ void rt2800_write_beacon(struct queue_entry *entry, struct txentry_desc *txdesc)
 	 * Write entire beacon with TXWI and padding to register.
 	 */
 	padding_len = roundup(entry->skb->len, 4) - entry->skb->len;
-	skb_pad(entry->skb, padding_len);
+	if (padding_len && skb_pad(entry->skb, padding_len)) {
+		ERROR(rt2x00dev, "Failure padding beacon, aborting\n");
+		/* skb freed by skb_pad() on failure */
+		entry->skb = NULL;
+		rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, BCN_TIME_CFG, orig_reg);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	beacon_base = HW_BEACON_OFFSET(entry->entry_idx);
 	rt2800_register_multiwrite(rt2x00dev, beacon_base, entry->skb->data,
 				   entry->skb->len + padding_len);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
index dd2164d4d57bc51d7f6ee27a31fd541b1c2286f4..927a4a3e0eeb40b1aef2e8fd1afb154be2436ed1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
@@ -1978,13 +1978,14 @@ static void rt61pci_write_beacon(struct queue_entry *entry,
 	struct queue_entry_priv_pci *entry_priv = entry->priv_data;
 	unsigned int beacon_base;
 	unsigned int padding_len;
-	u32 reg;
+	u32 orig_reg, reg;
 
 	/*
 	 * Disable beaconing while we are reloading the beacon data,
 	 * otherwise we might be sending out invalid data.
 	 */
 	rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, TXRX_CSR9, &reg);
+	orig_reg = reg;
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, TXRX_CSR9_BEACON_GEN, 0);
 	rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, TXRX_CSR9, reg);
 
@@ -2002,7 +2003,14 @@ static void rt61pci_write_beacon(struct queue_entry *entry,
 	 * Write entire beacon with descriptor and padding to register.
 	 */
 	padding_len = roundup(entry->skb->len, 4) - entry->skb->len;
-	skb_pad(entry->skb, padding_len);
+	if (padding_len && skb_pad(entry->skb, padding_len)) {
+		ERROR(rt2x00dev, "Failure padding beacon, aborting\n");
+		/* skb freed by skb_pad() on failure */
+		entry->skb = NULL;
+		rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, TXRX_CSR9, orig_reg);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	beacon_base = HW_BEACON_OFFSET(entry->entry_idx);
 	rt2x00pci_register_multiwrite(rt2x00dev, beacon_base,
 				      entry_priv->desc, TXINFO_SIZE);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
index 5ff72deea8d4bf931e4de4ac70e08b781cf0e659..6e9981a1dd7f2fb0675d69d850418d57e73e2087 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
@@ -1533,13 +1533,14 @@ static void rt73usb_write_beacon(struct queue_entry *entry,
 	struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = entry->queue->rt2x00dev;
 	unsigned int beacon_base;
 	unsigned int padding_len;
-	u32 reg;
+	u32 orig_reg, reg;
 
 	/*
 	 * Disable beaconing while we are reloading the beacon data,
 	 * otherwise we might be sending out invalid data.
 	 */
 	rt2x00usb_register_read(rt2x00dev, TXRX_CSR9, &reg);
+	orig_reg = reg;
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, TXRX_CSR9_BEACON_GEN, 0);
 	rt2x00usb_register_write(rt2x00dev, TXRX_CSR9, reg);
 
@@ -1563,7 +1564,14 @@ static void rt73usb_write_beacon(struct queue_entry *entry,
 	 * Write entire beacon with descriptor and padding to register.
 	 */
 	padding_len = roundup(entry->skb->len, 4) - entry->skb->len;
-	skb_pad(entry->skb, padding_len);
+	if (padding_len && skb_pad(entry->skb, padding_len)) {
+		ERROR(rt2x00dev, "Failure padding beacon, aborting\n");
+		/* skb freed by skb_pad() on failure */
+		entry->skb = NULL;
+		rt2x00usb_register_write(rt2x00dev, TXRX_CSR9, orig_reg);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	beacon_base = HW_BEACON_OFFSET(entry->entry_idx);
 	rt2x00usb_register_multiwrite(rt2x00dev, beacon_base, entry->skb->data,
 				      entry->skb->len + padding_len);