diff --git a/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/hardware.c b/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/hardware.c
index 7d500f82195a08b22d1ab550ab95bb43e541dd7a..4c1820cad71230045624f002368c6c03efbd0061 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/hardware.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/hardware.c
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ static struct ipw_rx_packet *pool_allocate(struct ipw_hardware *hw,
 			list_del(&packet->queue);
 		} else {
 			const int min_capacity =
-				ipwireless_ppp_mru(hw->network + 2);
+				ipwireless_ppp_mru(hw->network) + 2;
 			int new_capacity;
 
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hw->lock, flags);