diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_eth.c b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_eth.c
index 33d64d2ee53f..a8261d8454dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/prism54/islpci_eth.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ islpci_eth_transmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
 #endif
 
 			newskb->dev = skb->dev;
-			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+			dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
 			skb = newskb;
 		}
 	}