diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_rx.c
index ca645f38109b531dc805efac08938908f2054042..e8eee883848fe5432b1496e2b2ce78cbf2c86015 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_rx.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void wl1271_rx(struct wl1271 *wl, struct wl1271_fw_status *status)
 
 		wl->rx_counter++;
 		drv_rx_counter = wl->rx_counter & NUM_RX_PKT_DESC_MOD_MASK;
+		wl1271_spi_write32(wl, RX_DRIVER_COUNTER_ADDRESS,
+				   wl->rx_counter);
 	}
-
-	wl1271_spi_write32(wl, RX_DRIVER_COUNTER_ADDRESS, wl->rx_counter);
 }