diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
index 24363634e6fd13ac0cd1d82f2c86f5ffd6f84093..99c298100fb601ea6f634a8bdf438496337533e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
@@ -1801,12 +1801,12 @@ static void rt61pci_write_tx_desc(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W5_WAITING_DMA_DONE_INT, 1);
 	rt2x00_desc_write(txd, 5, word);
 
-	rt2x00_desc_read(txd, 6, &word);
-	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W6_BUFFER_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS,
-			   skbdesc->skb_dma);
-	rt2x00_desc_write(txd, 6, word);
+	if (txdesc->queue != QID_BEACON) {
+		rt2x00_desc_read(txd, 6, &word);
+		rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W6_BUFFER_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS,
+				   skbdesc->skb_dma);
+		rt2x00_desc_write(txd, 6, word);
 
-	if (skbdesc->desc_len > TXINFO_SIZE) {
 		rt2x00_desc_read(txd, 11, &word);
 		rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W11_BUFFER_LENGTH0,
 				   txdesc->length);