diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
index 4436ff72c864f2b67bb1fb0c6fb64a59eaf9acbf..83630f16dc64ecd473b4515431de75af2b65c935 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
@@ -489,7 +489,8 @@ int rt2x00queue_write_tx_frame(struct data_queue *queue, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (unlikely(rt2x00queue_full(queue)))
 		return -ENOBUFS;
 
-	if (test_and_set_bit(ENTRY_OWNER_DEVICE_DATA, &entry->flags)) {
+	if (unlikely(test_and_set_bit(ENTRY_OWNER_DEVICE_DATA,
+				      &entry->flags))) {
 		ERROR(queue->rt2x00dev,
 		      "Arrived at non-free entry in the non-full queue %d.\n"
 		      "Please file bug report to %s.\n",