diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/rx.c
index 123c4bb50e0a0c2eff220c4509c2ece5aab7b365..cde0eaf99714b4054176bd7a3cad9e850d97abea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl1251/rx.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static void wl1251_rx_body(struct wl1251 *wl,
 	wl1251_mem_read(wl, rx_packet_ring_addr, rx_buffer, length);
 
 	/* The actual length doesn't include the target's alignment */
-	skb->len = desc->length  - PLCP_HEADER_LENGTH;
+	skb_trim(skb, desc->length - PLCP_HEADER_LENGTH);
 
 	fc = (u16 *)skb->data;