diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
index 16f7dd266e3b18961c56a298ecbc3ff49323e3e0..767ec8184adfee1451c8a6d35bc274326f60d030 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
@@ -3119,7 +3119,9 @@ static void hfa384x_usbin_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	/* Save values from the RX URB before reposting overwrites it. */
 	urb_status = urb->status;
+	usbin = (union hfa384x_usbin *)urb->transfer_buffer;
 
 	if (action != ABORT) {
 		/* Repost the RX URB */
@@ -3136,7 +3138,6 @@ static void hfa384x_usbin_callback(struct urb *urb)
 	/* Note: the check of the sw_support field, the type field doesn't
 	 *       have bit 12 set like the docs suggest.
 	 */
-	usbin = (union hfa384x_usbin *)urb->transfer_buffer;
 	type = le16_to_cpu(usbin->type);
 	if (HFA384x_USB_ISRXFRM(type)) {
 		if (action == HANDLE) {