diff --git a/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/hardware.c b/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/hardware.c
index d1e69de19156d840d4068cc9c1aa4883ed70eb17..7d500f82195a08b22d1ab550ab95bb43e541dd7a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/hardware.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/hardware.c
@@ -567,7 +567,8 @@ static struct ipw_rx_packet *pool_allocate(struct ipw_hardware *hw,
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hw->lock, flags);
 			list_del(&packet->queue);
 		} else {
-			static int min_capacity = 256;
+			const int min_capacity =
+				ipwireless_ppp_mru(hw->network + 2);
 			int new_capacity;
 
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hw->lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/network.c b/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/network.c
index 2b07af05106d1a39cb9821d240fa155189f25b76..590762a7f21790d64ea2b65725ff2a88902b1946 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/network.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/network.c
@@ -499,3 +499,8 @@ int ipwireless_ppp_unit_number(struct ipw_network *network)
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+int ipwireless_ppp_mru(const struct ipw_network *network)
+{
+	return network->mru;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/network.h b/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/network.h
index ccacd26fc7efdf3c9836e80aa3a536190359a809..561f765b333419fa1aa4a48095efe734b89efd8e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/network.h
+++ b/drivers/char/pcmcia/ipwireless/network.h
@@ -48,5 +48,6 @@ void ipwireless_ppp_open(struct ipw_network *net);
 void ipwireless_ppp_close(struct ipw_network *net);
 int ipwireless_ppp_channel_index(struct ipw_network *net);
 int ipwireless_ppp_unit_number(struct ipw_network *net);
+int ipwireless_ppp_mru(const struct ipw_network *net);
 
 #endif